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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. RANDY ROLLO Y LAGASCA, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. RANDY ROLLO Y LAGASCA, DEFENDANT AND APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 211199 | 2015-03-25

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
On appeal is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals promulgated on 18 September 2013 in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 04507 affirming the conviction by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Camiling, Tarlac, Branch 68 of appellant Randy Rollo y Lagasca for violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 and sentencing him to suffer life imprisonment and to pay a P500,000.00 fine.
 
Appellant was charged following a “buy-bust” operation.  The accusatory portion of the Information against appellant reads:
 
That on or about June 23, 2008 at around 6:30...