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People vs. Dela Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BRANDON DELA CRUZ AND JAMES FRANCIS BAUTISTA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 225741 | 2018-12-05

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Assailed in this ordinary appeal[1] is the Decision[2] dated October 9, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06576, which affirmed the Decision[3] dated November 25, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court of Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Branch 37 (RTC) in Crim. Case No. 3156 finding accused-appellants Brandon Dela Cruz (Dela Cruz) and James Francis Bautista (Bautista; collectively, accused-appellants) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Illegal Sale of Dangerous Drugs, defined and penalized under Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165,[4]...