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People of the Philippines Vs. Rodante De Leon y Dela Rosa

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RODANTE DE LEON y DELA ROSA, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 186471 | 2010-01-25

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

The Case

This is an appeal from the April 4, 2008 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01811 entitled People of the Philippines v. Rodante De Leon y Dela Rosa which affirmed the December 20, 2005 Decision[2] in Criminal Case Nos. Q-03-122555-56 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 82 in Quezon City. The RTC found accused-appellant Rodante De Leon 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 against appellant stemmed from the following Informations:

Criminal...