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PEOPLE vs Lee Hoi Ming

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. LEE HOI MING a.k.a. "JOEY ONG" and "PIC", appellant.

G.R. No. 145337 | 2003-10-02

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision dated September 20, 2000 of the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Branch 143, in Criminal Case No. 99-2200, convicting Lee Hoi Ming a.k.a "Joey Ong" and "Pic", of violation of Section 15, Article III of Republic Act No. 6425 (The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972), as amended by Republic Act No. 7659, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay a fine of P10,000,000.00.

Appellant Lee Hoi Ming was charged in an information which reads:

That on or about September 26, 1999 in Makati City and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the...