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People of the Philippines Vs. Larry Lopez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus LARRY LOPEZ, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 181441 | 2008-11-14

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is an appeal from the 25 September 2007 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 02031. The Court of Appeals affirmed the 21 December 2005 Joint Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 96, Baler, Aurora, in Criminal Case Nos. 3188 and 3189 finding appellant Larry Lopez guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (RA 9165), otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The Facts

The prosecution charged appellant with violation of Sections 5 and 11 of RA 9165 in two Informations which read:

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