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People vs. Domingo y Carag

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOHN HAPPY DOMINGO Y CARAG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 211672 | 2016-06-14

 
D E C I S I O N
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
We resolve the appeal of John Happy Domingo y Carag (accused-appellant) assailing the 21 November 2012 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 03575. The CA Decision affirmed the ruling of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 5, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan finding the accused guilty of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
 
The Case

On 27  August 2008, the RTC  promulgated a Decision[2] finding accused-appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section...