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People vs. Cabrera

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDWIN CABRERA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 190175 | 2014-11-12

SECOND DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

Assailed in this appeal is the June 18, 2009 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB-CR-H.C. No. 00784 which affirmed in all respects the March 5, 2007 Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 15, Cebu City in Criminal Case No. CBU-64615, finding appellant Edwin Cabrera (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 91653 (RA 9165) and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P500,000.00. 
 
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