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People of the Philippines Vs. Ruiz Garcia y Ruiz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RUIZ GARCIA y RUIZ, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 173480 | 2009-02-25

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

We review in this Decision the conviction of accused-appellant Ruiz Garcia y Ruiz (Ruiz) by the Court of Appeals (CA) in its Decision of May 10, 2006[1] for violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. The assailed CA decision fully affirmed the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC),[2] Branch 72, Malabon City.

Ruiz was formally charged and pleaded "not guilty" under an Information that reads:

That on or about the 27th day of February 2003, in the Municipality of Navotas, Metro Manila, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of...