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People of the Philippines vs. Flordeliza Arriola y De Lara

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus FLORDELIZA ARRIOLA y DE LARA, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 187736 | 2012-02-08

THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
MENDOZA, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the August 14, 2008 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), in CA-G.R. CR-HC. No. 02870, which affirmed the April 23, 2007 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 76, Malolos City, Bulacan (RTC).[3] The RTC convicted accused Flordeliza Arriola (Arriola) of having committed a violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165, otherwise known as The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
 
On December 17, 2002, Criminal Case No. 3503-M-2002 was filed with the RTC charging accused Arriola with illegal sale of dangerous drugs in...