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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RICHARD GUINTO Y SAN ANDRES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RICHARD GUINTO Y SAN ANDRES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 198314 | 2014-09-24

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

PEREZ, J.:

This is an appeal filed by herein accused Richard Guinto y San Andres (Guinto) from the Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated 31 January 2011, affirming the decision of conviction rendered by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City for violation of Section 5, Article II of R.A. No. 9165.2

The Facts
 
The prosecution presented a buy-bust case.
 
As narrated by Police Officer 1 Melvin Jesus S. Mendoza (PO1 Mendoza), the operation was conducted on 20 January 2004 at around 1:00 o’clock in the morning by the members of Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Task Force (AIDSTF), Pasig...