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People vs. Abenes

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JONALYN ABENES Y PASCUA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 210878 | 2016-07-07

R E S O L U T I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Assailed in this appeal is the August 22, 2013 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 04923, which affirmed the February 14, 2011 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 61, Baguio City, finding Jonalyn Abenes y Pascua (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 5 (illegal sale of dangerous drugs) and Section 11 (illegal possession of dangerous drugs), Article II of Republic Act (RA) No. 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The parties' respective version of the incident was summarized by the CA as follows:
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