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People of the Philippines Vs. Tecson Lim y Chua and Maximo Flores y Viterbo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus TECSON LIM Y CHUA and MAXIMO FLORES Y VITERBO, Accused-Appeellants.

G.R. No. 187503 | 2009-09-11

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] dated 18 November 2008 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 01871, which affirmed in toto the Decision[2] dated 12 February 2003 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Parañaque City, Branch 258, in Criminal Case No. 00-0100, finding herein appellants Tecson Lim y Chua (Lim) and Maximo Flores y Viterbo (Flores) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 15,[3] Article III of Republic Act No. 6425,[4] as amended by Republic Act No. 7659,[5] sentencing each of them to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and ordering each to pay a fine of...