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People vs. Silayan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ERNESTO SILAYAN Y VILLAMARIN, APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 229362 | 2019-06-19

D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, J.:
 
The Case

On appeal is the 18 January 2016 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 06941, which affirmed the 20 June 2014 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Binangonan, Rizal, Branch 67, in Criminal Case No. 12-0343, finding appellant Ernesto Silayan y Villamarin (Silayan) guilty of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (RA 9165) or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
 
The Facts

On or about 15 June 2012, PO1 Rommel Bilog (PO1 Bilog) and PO1 Mark Riel Canilon (PO1 Canilon), along with the informant, went to Barangay Pag-asa,...