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People vs. Arago

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROMULO ARAGO, JR. Y COMO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 233833 | 2019-02-20

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This is an appeal of the Court of Appeals' (CA) Decision[1] dated March 28, 2017 in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 07585 dismissing Romulo C. Arago, Jr.'s appeal and affirming the Decision[2] dated April 17, 2015 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 3, Batangas City, convicting the same appellant of Violation of Section 5, Article II, Republic Act No. (R.A.) 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The facts follow.

On November 24, 2012, around 10 o'clock in the evening, PO2 Alexander N. Olea (PO2 Olea) received an...