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Ermin Dacles Y Oledo Vs. People of the Phil.

ERMIN DACLES Y OLEDO, PETITIONER, VERSUS PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 171487 | 2008-03-14

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assails the Decision[1] dated 19 August 2005 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 25188 which affirmed the Decision[2] dated 31 January 2001 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Caloocan City, Branch 120, finding petitioner Ermin O. Dacles guilty of the crime of violation of Section 27, Article IV of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972.

On 14 December 1998, petitioner, together with co-accused Federico Cleofas y Mateo, Virgilio Cardenas y Gercan, Marcelino Dueñas y...