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People of the Philippines Vs. Jack Racho y Raquero

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus JACK RACHO y RAQUERO, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 186529 | 2010-08-03

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

On appeal is the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[1] dated May 22, 2008 in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 00425 affirming the Regional Trial Court[2] (RTC) Joint Decision[3] dated July 8, 2004 finding appellant Jack Racho y Raquero guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165.

The case stemmed from the following facts:

On May 19, 2003, a confidential agent of the police transacted through cellular phone with appellant for the purchase of shabu. The agent later reported the transaction to the police authorities who immediately formed a team composed of member of the...