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People of the Philippines Vs. Jinggoy Mateo y Rodriguez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JINGGOY MATEO y RODRIGUEZ,Defendant-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 179478 | 2008-07-28

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

The instant Appeal stemmed from an Information,[1] dated 15 January 2003, indicting defendant-appellant Jinggoy Mateo y Rodriguez for violation of Article II, Section 5[2] of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, and filed with the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, Branch 103. The inculpatory portion of the Information, docketed as Criminal Case No. Q-03-114484, reads:

That on or about the 14th day of January, 2003 in Quezon City, Philippines, the said accused, not being authorized by law to sell, dispense, deliver, transport or distribute...