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People vs. Geronimo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. JONAS GERONIMO Y PINLAC, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 225500 | 2017-09-11

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by accused-appellant Jonas Geronimo y Pinlac (Geronimo) assailing the Decision[2] dated December 18, 2014 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 06405, which affirmed the Joint Decision[3] dated October 7, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court of Caloocan City, Branch 127 (RTC) in Crim. Case Nos. C-83928 and C-83929, finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165,[4] otherwise known as the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002."
 
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