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People vs. Balles

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FERNANDO BALLES Y FOJAS, EMMA SULIT Y LACSAMANA, AND CARMELITA LIBAO Y REYES, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 226143 | 2018-11-21

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Assailed in this appeal is the August 27, 2015 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06567 which affirmed the July 16, 2012 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 53, Manila, finding appellants Fernando Balles Fojas (Fernando), Emma Sulit Lacsamana (Emma) and Carmelita Libao Reyes (Carmelita) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Republic Act (RA) No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

Antecedent Facts

Appellants were charged with the illegal sale of dangerous drugs under Section 5,...