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People of the Philippines Vs. Faisal Loks y Pelonyo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. FAISAL LOKS y PELONYO, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 203433 | 2013-11-27

FIRST DIVISION

RESOLUTION

REYES, J.:

This is an appeal from the Decision1 dated February 13, 2012 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 04129, which affirmed the Decision2 dated June 11, 2009 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 23 finding accused-appellant Faisal Loks y Pelonyo (Loks) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (R.A. No. 9165), otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

Loks was accused of violating R.A. No. 9165 for the sale of methylamphetamine hydrochloride, commonly known as shabu, weighing 1.300 grams on August 2, 2006 in...