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PEOPLE vs Roman Lacap y Cailles

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROMAN LACAP Y CAILLES, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 139114 | 2001-10-23

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 86, Quezon City, finding accused-appellant Roman Lacap y Cailles guilty of violation of Art. III, §15 of Republic Act No. 6425, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay a fine of P500,000.00.

The information against accused-appellant reads as follows:

That on or about the 7th day of April 1997 in Quezon City, Philippines, the said accused, not having been authorized by law to sell, dispense, deliver, transport or distribute any regulated drug, did...