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People vs. Alvarado

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. MALOU ALVARADO Y FLORES, ALVIN ALVAREZ Y LONQUIAS AND RAMIL DAL Y MOLIANEDA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 234048 | 2018-04-23

D E C I S I O N
 
GESMUNDO, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the May 19, 2017 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 07568 which affirmed the March 1, 2015 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Parañaque City, finding accused-appellant Malou F. Alvarado (Malou) guilty beyond reasonable doubt for violating Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165, while Alvin L. Alvarez (Alvin) and Ramil M. Dal (Ramil) [collectively referred to as appellants] were found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 5, Article II of R.A. No. 9165.
 
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