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People of the Philippines Vs. Saidamen Macatingag Y Namri Alias "Sai"

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus SAIDAMEN MACATINGAG y NAMRI alias SAI, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 181037 | 2009-01-19

DECISION


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01487, which affirmed in toto the June 16, 2005 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court of San Pablo, Laguna, Branch 32 in Criminal Case No. 14730-SP(04), finding appellant Saidamen Macatingag y Namri guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, also known as the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002."

In its Brief for the Appellee,[3] the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) presents the prosecution's version of the facts as follows:

On January 17, 2004, about...