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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GIOVANNI OCFEMIA Y CHAVEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GIOVANNI OCFEMIA Y CHAVEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 185383 | 2013-09-25

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] dated May 27, 2008 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 02481, which affirmed the Decision[2] dated August 31, 2006 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 13, of the City of Ligao in Criminal Case No. 4594, finding accused-appellant Giovanni C. Ocfemia guilty beyond reasonable doubt of illegal sale of dangerous drugs, defined and penalized under Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
 
In the Information dated April 14, 2003, accused-appellant was charged before the RTC as...