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PEOPLE vs Michael Monte

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. MICHAEL MONTE y ABDUL, appellant.

G.R. No. 144317 | 2003-08-05

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 18, in Criminal Case No. 99-171228, finding appellant Michael Monte guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Article III, Section 15 of Republic Act 6425, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972,[2] as amended, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua, with all the accessory penalties provided by law, and to pay the costs.

Appellant Michael Monte was charged with violation of Article III, Section 15, of RA 6425, as amended, in an information which reads:

That on or about March...