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The People of the Philippines vs. Sammy Umipag y Abdul

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, </b> Plaintiff-Appellee,vs.SAMMY UMIPANG y ABDUL, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 190321 | 2012-04-25

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

SERENO, J.:

Before the Court is an appeal from the 21 May 2009 Decision of the Court of Appeals (CA)[1] affirming the 24 July 2007 Joint Decision of the Pasig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Criminal Cases No. 14935-D-TG and No. 14936-D-TG.[2] The RTC Decision convicted Sammy Umipang y Abdul (Umipang) for violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (R.A. 9165), otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

 

Facts

The pertinent facts, as determined by the CA, are quoted as follows:

Acting on a tip from a confidential informant that a...