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People vs. Guillergan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. AURELIO GUILLERGAN Y GULMATICO, APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 218952 | 2016-10-19

R E S O L U T I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case

Before the Court is an appeal assailing the Decision[1] dated 14 January 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01361. The CA affirmed in toto the Decision[2] dated 12 May 2011 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Iloilo City, Branch 36, in Criminal Case No. 05-61639, finding appellant Aurelio Guillergan y Gulmatico (Guillergan) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 11, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165[3] (RA 9165), otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
 
The Facts

On 7 September 2005, Guillergan was charged in an Information...