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People of the Philippines Vs. Rogelia Jardinel Pepino-Consulta

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, -versus- ROGELIA JARDINEL PEPINO-CONSULTA, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 191071 | 2013-08-28

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.: 

This appeal before this Court seeks to challenge the Decision 1 dated November 19, 2009 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 02867. The appellate court affirmed the Decision 2 dated May 8, 2007 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of the City of San Fernando, Pampanga in Criminal Case No. 14206, which found accused-appellant Rogelia Jardinel Pepino-Consulta guilty of the crime of illegal sale of methylamphetamine hydrochloride, more popularly known as shabu, under Section 5, Article 11 of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

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