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People of the Philippines Vs. Christopher Desuyo y Buen

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus CHRISTOPHER DESUYO y BUEN, Accused-Appeellant

G.R. No. 186466 | 2010-07-26

D E C I S I O N


PEREZ, J.

Accused-appellant Christopher Desuyo y Buen (Desuyo) is before Us on appeal from the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. HC No. 02561 dated 29 August 2008, which affirmed his conviction[2] by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Sorsogon, Sorsogon, Branch 52 together with co-accused Santos De Hitta (De Hitta), for the crimes of illegal sale and illegal possession of shabu, a dangerous drug, in violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II, of Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.[3]

The facts:

Accused-appellant Desuyo was arrested together with co-accused De Hitta in the...