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PEOPLE vs Salipada Mustapa

THE PEOPLE OF PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SALIPADA MUSTAPA y MUHAMMAD, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 141244 | 2001-02-19

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision,[1] dated November 11, 1999, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 116, Pasay City, finding accused-appellant Salipada Mustapa y Muhammad guilty of violation of Section 16 of R.A. No. 6425 (Dangerous Drugs Act, as amended by R.A. No. 7659) and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay a fine of P500,000.00 and the costs of the suit.

The amended information against accused-appellant alleged:

That on or about the 7th day of May, 1998, in Pasay City, Metro Manila and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused SALIPADA...