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People of the Philippines Vs. Danilo Cruz y Culala

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus DANILO CRUZ y CULALA, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 185381 | 2009-12-16

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

The Case

This is an appeal from the June 20, 2008 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01621 entitled People of the Philippines v. Danilo Cruz y Culala, which affirmed the July 28, 2005 Joint Decision[2] in Criminal Case Nos. 12563-D and 12564-D of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 267 in Pasig City. The RTC found accused-appellant Danilo Cruz guilty of violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The Facts

The charges--sale and possession of illegal drugs--against appellant stemmed from the...