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People of the Philippines Vs. Bernabe Aneslag y Andrada, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appelle, versus BERNABE ANESLAG y NECOLAY(acquitted), MAE ELARMO y NECOLAY (acquitted), and JOCELYN CONCEPTIONy LAO, Accused. BERNABE ANESLAG y ANDRADE and JOCELYN CONCEPTION y LAO. Accused-Appellants.

G.R. No. 185386 | 2012-11-21

SECOND DIVISION

DECISION

DEL CASTILLO. J.:

In the procsection of the crime of illegal sale if dangerous drugs, the prosecution must prove that the chain of custody rules was complied with.

This is an appeal from the August 27, 2008 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC. no.00172. which affirmed the may 7, 2005 Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Iligan City , Branch 6 in Criminal Case No. 06-10093 finding appellants Bernabe Aneslag and Jocelyn Conception quilty of violating Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165 (or the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002").

Factual Antecedants

On April 2, 2003, an...