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People of the Philippines Vs. Peter M. Campomanes and Edith Mendoza

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus PETER M. CAMPOMANES and EDITH MENDOZA, Accused-Appeellants.

G.R. No. 187741 | 2010-08-08

D E C I S I O N


MENDOZA, J.:

Before the Court is a petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the November 14, 2008 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), in CA-G.R. CR-HC. No. 01469, which affirmed the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 70, Pasig City (RTC).[3] The trial court convicted petitioner Edith Mendoza and her co-accused Peter Campomanes of having committed a violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165, otherwise known as The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

On March 24, 2003, two (2) separate informations for violation of Section 5 and Section 12,...