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PEOPLE vs Li Yin Chu Alias Robert Li

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. LI YIN CHU alias ROBERT LI, appellant.

G.R. No. 143793 | 2004-02-17

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Before this Court is an appeal from the 18 May 2000 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 95 ("trial court"), in Criminal Case No. Q-99-84942, convicting appellant Li Yin Chu alias Robert Li ("appellant") of violating Section 15 of Republic Act No. 6425,[2] as amended by Republic Act No. 7659. The trial court sentenced appellant to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay a fine of P5 million.

The Charge

The Information against appellant reads as follows:

That on or about July 4, 1999, in Quezon City, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable...