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PEOPLE vs Jerry Ting Uy

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JERRY TING UY, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 144506-07 | 2002-04-11

D E C I S I O N

MELO, J.:

Before the Court is an appeal from the September 16, 1996 decision of the Regional Trial Court of the National Capital Judicial Region (Branch XVII, Manila) finding Jerry Ting Uy guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Sections 15 and 16, Article III of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended by Republic Act No. 7659, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972.

Appellant Jerry Ting Uy, a Taiwanese national, was charged on July 24, 1998 for violating the Dangerous Drugs Act in two separate Informations which read:

CRIM. CASE NO. 98-166675

That on or about July 21, 1998, in the City of Manila,...