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People of the Phil. Vs. Delia Bayani Y Botanes

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus DELIA BAYANI y BOTANES, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No.179150 | 2008-06-17

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Appellant Delia Bayani y Botanes assails the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated 20 December 2005 in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00310, affirming the Decision[2] dated 16 July 2004 of Branch 103 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, in Criminal Case No. Q-03-115598. The RTC found appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of drug pushing, in violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165,[3] also known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, and sentenced her to suffer life imprisonment and a fine of five hundred thousand pesos.

On 7 March 2003, an Information[4] was...