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People vs. Toukyo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PALA TOUKYO Y PADEP, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 225593 | 2017-03-20

R E S O L U T I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by accused-appellant Pala Toukyo y Padep (Toukyo) assailing the Decision[2] dated July 3, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 05510, which modified the Decision[3] dated March 6, 2012 of the Regional Trial Court of Baguio City, Branch 61 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. 31270-R, and accordingly, found him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Illegal Possession of Dangerous Drugs, defined and penalized under Section 11 of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165,[4] otherwise known as the "Comprehensive...