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People vs. Loreto Daria y Cruz

People of the Philippines, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus Loreto Daria, Jr. y CRUZ, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 186138 | 2009-09-11

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

The instant appeal assails the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated 25 October 2007 in CA-G.R. CR H.C. No. 02544 which affirmed the 14 June 2006 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 267, in Criminal Cases No. 12832-D and No. 12833-D, finding accused-appellant Loreto C. Daria, Jr., a.k.a Tayap (Loreto), guilty of illegal sale and illegal possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride more popularly known as "shabu."

On 1 September 2003, two separate Informations were filed against Loreto before the RTC of Pasig City for violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II,...