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Lapuz vs PEOPLE

RUFINO LAPUZ y MENDOZA, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 150050 | 2004-06-17

DECISION



AZCUNA, J.:





Petitioner Rufino Lapuz y Mendoza was convicted by the Regional Trial Court of Valenzuela City,[1] for violation of Section 15, Article III of Republic Act 6425, as amended by Republic Act 7659, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972 and sentenced to suffer an indeterminate penalty of six (6) months of arresto mayor, as minimum, to four (4) years of prision correccional, as maximum, and to pay a fine of P6,000 with the corresponding subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency plus the costs, under the following information:[2]



That on or about May 29, 1996, in Valenzuela, Metro Manila and...