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People vs. Carrera y Imbat

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROLANDO CARRERA Y IMBAT, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 215731 | 2015-09-02

D E C I S I O N
 
VILLARAMA, JR., J.:
 
Before us is an appeal[1] from the June 10, 2014 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 05885 modifying the November 27, 2012 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 127, Caloocan City, finding appellant Rolando Carrera guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 5,[4] Article II, Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165[5] or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

After a buy-bust operation conducted on July 14, 2009, an Information for violation of Section 5, Article II of R.A. No. 9165 was filed against appellant reading:
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