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PEOPLE vs Ferdinand Cercado

People of the Philippines, plaintiff-appellee, vs. Ferdinand Cercado y Mozada, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 144494 | 2002-07-26

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

This is an appeal assailing the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Branch 46, finding appellant Ferdinand Cercado y Mozada guilty of violating Section 4, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6425, as amended by R.A. No. 7659, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of Reclusion Perpetua and to pay a fine of P1,000,000.00 without any subsidiary penalty.

Appellant is charged under the following Information:

"That on or about November 5, 1999, in the evening, at Barangay Calipangpang (sic), Pozorrubio, Pangasinan, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named...