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The People of the Philippines Vs. Gerald Librea y Camitan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus GERALD LIBREA, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 179937 | 2009-07-17

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

Gerald Librea (appellant) was charged and convicted by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Lipa City, Batangas of violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (RA) No. 9165.

The Information against appellant reads:

That on or about the 9th day of October 2003 at about 7:30 o'clock [sic] in the evening at Basang Hamog, Barangay 1, Lipa City, Philippines, the above-named accused, without authority of law, did then and there willfully, unlawfully sell, deliver, dispose or give away to a police officer/informer-poseur buyer, 0.04 grams/s of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride locally known as "shabu",...