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The People of the Philippines Vs. Ranilo Dela Cruz Y Lizing

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus RANILO DE LA CRUZ Y LIZING, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 177222 | 2008-10-29

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

On appeal is the Decision[1] dated 30 November 2006 of the Court of Appeals in C.A.-G.R. CR No. 01266 affirming in toto the judgment[2] dated 14 June 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Mandaluyong City, Branch 211, finding appellant Ranilo Dela Cruz y

Lizing guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (R.A. No. 9165) and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and ordering him to pay a fine of P500,000.00.[3]

On 13 September 2002, Dela Cruz was charged with the violation of the aforesaid offense in an Information[4] that reads:

That on...