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PEOPLE vs Rolando Zaspa & Julius Galvan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROLANDO ZASPA and JULIUS GALVAN, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 136396 | 2000-09-21

D E C I S I O N
VITUG, J.:
Elevated and certified by the Court of Appeals to this Court for review is the decision, dated 08 January 1996, of the Regional Trial Court of Mati, Davao Oriental, Branch 5, penned by Judge Ricardo M. Berba. The case, docketed Criminal Case No. 2621 before the trial court, has charged Rolando Zaspa, a.k.a. "Tata," and Julius Galvan with violation of Section 8 of Republic Act No. 6425, otherwise also known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended.
The case originated from an Information, dated 13 October 1994, which read:
"That on or about April 29, 1994, in the Municipality of Tarragona, Province of Davao...