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People vs. Zapata y Canilao

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, vs. ARNEL ZAPATA y CANILAO, Appellant.

G.R. No. 184054 | 2011-10-19

D E C I S I O N

BRION, J.:

We decide the appeal, filed by Arnel Zapata y Canilao (appellant), from the decision1 and the resolution2 of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated November 28, 2007 and March 6, 2008, respectively, in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02136. The CA decision affirmed in toto the October 12, 2005 decision3 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 41, San Fernando City, finding the appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
In its October 12, 2005 decision, the RTC found the appellant guilty of illegal...