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People of the Philippines Vs. Cesar Cantalejo y Manlangit

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus CESAR CANTALEJO y MANLANGIT, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 182790 | 2009-04-24

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

An Information[1] for violation of Section 5 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, was filed against appellant Cesar Cantalejo y Manlangit. At the arraignment, appellant pleaded not guilty to offense charged. Thereafter, trial on the merits ensued.

The prosecution presented as witnesses PO2 Paul Acosta and PO1 Romualdo Cruda. On the other hand, the defense presented appellant, his wife Virginia Cantalejo and Nomeriano Belen, Jr. as witnesses.

Culled from the records, the prosecution established that:

On 20 January 2004, past midnight, two male...