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People of the Philippines vs. Zafra Maraorao y Macabalang

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ZAFRA MARAORAO y MACABALANG, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 174369 | 2012-06-20

FIRST DIVISION


D E C I S I O N

 

VILLARAMA, JR., J.:

Before us is an appeal from the March 1, 2006 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), which affirmed the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 35, convicting appellant Zafra Maraorao y Macabalang of violation of Section 16, Article III of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6425, otherwise known as The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended.

Appellant was charged under an Information[3] dated January 4, 2001 filed before the RTC of Manila as follows:

            That on or about...