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Zalameda vs. People

GILBERT ZALAMEDA, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 183656 | 2009-09-04

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

We review in this petition for review on certiorari the decision[1] and resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 30061 that affirmed the February 8, 2006 decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 64, Makati City.[3] This RTC decision found petitioner Gilbert Zalameda (petitioner) guilty of violating Section 11[4] of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165 (The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002), and sentenced him to suffer the indeterminate penalty of imprisonment for twelve (12) years and one (1) day, as minimum, to fourteen (14) years, as maximum. The trial court likewise found the...