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People vs Modesto Tee

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MODESTO TEE a.k.a. ESTOY TEE, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 140546-47 | 2003-01-20

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

For automatic review is the consolidated judgment[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Baguio City, Branch 6, dated September 17, 1999, in Criminal Cases Nos. 15800-R and 15822-R, involving violations of Section 8, Article II, of the Dangerous Drugs Law.[2] Since appellant was acquitted in the second case, we focus on the first case, where appellant has been found guilty and sentenced to death and fined one million pesos.

The decretal portion of the trial court's decision reads:

WHEREFORE, judgment is hereby rendered, as follows:

1. In Crim. Case No. 15800-R, the Court finds the accused Modesto Tee guilty...