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People vs. Lim Ching

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANUEL LIM CHING, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 223556 | 2017-10-09

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Assailed in this ordinary appeal[1] is the Decision[2] dated June 30, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01724, which affirmed the Decision[3] dated June 17, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court of Catarman, Northern Samar, Branch 19 (RTC) in Criminal Case Nos. C-3522, C-3523, and C-3533 finding accused-appellant Manuel Lim Ching (Ching) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Sections 11, 12, and 5 of Republic Act (RA) No. 9165,[4] otherwise known as the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002," respectively.
 
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