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Aparente vs. People

JESUS APARENTE Y PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT

G.R. No. 205695 | 2017-09-27

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Where the amount of narcotics seized is miniscule, a stricter adherence to the requirements of Section 21 of Republic Act No. 9165 is required to preserve the evidentiary value of the seized drugs.

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari,[1] assailing the June 1, 2012 Decision[2] and January 24, 2013 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 32853, which dismissed the appeal of Jesus Aparente y Vocalan (Aparente).

An Information dated February 14, 2006 was filed with the Regional Trial Court of Binangonan, Rizal against Aparente, charging him with violating Republic Act No....