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People vs. Tripoli

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. RICHARD F. TRIPOLI AND ROMULO B. IMPAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 207001 | 2017-06-07

D E C I S I O N
 
TIJAM, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated March 28, 2012 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB H.C. No. 00979, affirming the March 31, 2008 Decision[2] rendered by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu City, Branch 10 in Criminal Case No. CB-65243, convicting accused­ appellants Richard F. Tripoli (Tripoli) and Romulo B. Impas (Impas) for illegal sale of shabu under Section 5, Article II, Republic Act No. 9165 (RA 9165), otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
 
Accused-appellants were charged in an Information dated February 10, 2003 with illegal sale of...