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People vs. Malabanan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARCADIO MALABANAN Y PERALTA AND NORMAN QUITA Y QUIBIDO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 241950 | 2019-04-10

DECISION
 
REYES, J. JR., J.:
 
This is an appeal from the March 26, 2018 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 08851, which affirmed the November 4, 2016 Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Calamba City, Branch 37 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. 22175-2014-C, finding accused-appellants Arcadio Malabanan y Peralta (Malabanan) and Norman Quita y Quibido (Quita) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
 
The Facts

In an Information dated February 27, 2014, Malabanan and Quita, together with...