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People vs. Isla

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. MARICAR ISLA Y UMALI, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 237352 | 2018-10-15

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Assailed in this ordinary appeal[1] is the Decision[2] dated November 3, 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 08847, which affirmed the Decision[3] dated November 17, 2016 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 227 (RTC) in Crim. Case No. Q-10-167884, finding accused-appellant Maricar Isla y Umali (Isla) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165,[4] otherwise known as the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002."
 
The Facts
 
This case stemmed from an...