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PEOPLE Vs. Hedishi Suzuki.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. HEDISHI SUZUKI, appellant.

G.R. No. 120670 | 2003-10-23

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

For automatic review is the Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 45, Bacolod City in Criminal Case No. 94-16100 convicting Hedishi Suzuki, appellant, of illegal possession of marijuana, defined and penalized under Section 8, Article II of R.A. No. 6525, as amended,[2] and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death and to pay a fine of P10,000,000.00.

The Information[3] against appellant reads:

"That on or about the 12th day of April, 1994, in the City of Bacolod, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the herein accused, not being lawfully authorized to...