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People vs. Gonzales

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. LEMUEL GONZALES Y BANARES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 229352 | 2019-04-10

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated August 11, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06203, denying appellant Lemuel Banares Gonzales' appeal and affirming the Decision[2] dated March 11, 2013 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 82, Quezon City, in Criminal Cases No. Q-07-148425 and No. Q-07-148426, convicting appellant of violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
 
The facts follow.
 
At around 6:00 p.m., on August 8, 2007, a male person appeared at...