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People vs. Calvelo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. ARIEL CALVELO Y CONSADA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 223526 | 2017-12-06

D E C I S I O N
 
MARTIRES, J.:
 
 
This resolves the appeal of Ariel Calvelo y Consada (Ariel) from the 9 March 2015 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA), First Division, in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06190 which affirmed the 26 April 2013 judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 28, Santa Cruz, Laguna, in Criminal Case No. SC-11953 finding him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Violation of Section (Sec.) 5, Article (Art.) II, of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165.[3]
 
THE FACTS
 
Ariel was charged before the RTC of Santa Cruz, Laguna, with violation of Sec. 5, Art. II of R.A. No. 9165 committed as follows:
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