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People of the Philippines Vs. Fernando Villamin y San Jose Alias Andoy

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus FERNANDO VILLAMIN Y SAN JOSE ALIAS ANDOY, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 175590 | 2010-02-09

D E C I S I O N


PERALTA, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated July 19, 2006 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00967, affirming the Decision[2] dated May 7, 2003 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Malolos, Bulacan, Branch 20, in Criminal Case No. 2332-M-2002, finding accused-appellant Fernando Villamin guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) 9165.

The facts, as culled from the records, are the following:

Members of the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) of San Jose del Monte Police Station received a report from a civilian informant and from the Barangay Captain...