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People vs. Sembrano y Castro

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus MICHAEL SEMBRANO y CASTRO, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 185848 | 2010-08-16

D E C I S I O N


PEREZ, J.

Accused-appellant MICHAEL SEMBRANO y CASTRO (appellant) is before this Court appealing from the 18 June 2008 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. HC No. 02762 captioned 'People of the Philippines v. Michael Sembrano y Castro.' The Court of Appeals affirmed his conviction[2] by the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City (RTC, QC) 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 antecedent facts

On 26 July 2004, the operatives of the Station...