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People of the Philippines Vs. Benedict Homaky Lucio

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. BENEDICT HOMAKY LUCIO, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 191391 | 2013-06-19

SECOND DIVISION 

DECISION 

PEREZ, J.:

This is an appeal filed by herein accused Benedict Homaky Lucio (Lucio) from the Decision1 of the ·court of Appeals (CA) affirming the decision of conviction rendered by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 61 of Baguio City for violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165.2 

Factual Antecedents
 
The prosecution presented a buy-bust case. 

On 31 March 2004, at around 7:00 o’clock in the evening, a male informant went to the office of Philippine Drug Enforcement AgencyCordillera Administrative Region (PDEA-CAR) in Baguio City to give information regarding an...