Back

People vs. Mendoza

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. ARMANDO MENDOZA Y POTOLIN A.K.A. "JOJO," ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 220759 | 2017-07-24

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before us is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated March 24, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) issued in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00958, the dispositive portion of which reads:
 
WHEREFORE, the Decision dated September 18, 2008 rendered by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 13, Carigara, Leyte in Criminal Case No. 4638, convicting accused-appellant Armando Mendoza y Potolin a.k.a. "Jojo," of Violation of Section 5 of Article II of R.A. 9165, as amended, or the Dangerous Drugs Act is hereby AFFIRMED. The accused-appellant's conviction in Criminal Case No. 4637 for Violation of Section 11 of...