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People vs. Refe

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. ARNELLO REFE Y GONZALES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 233697 | 2019-07-10

D E C I S I O N
 
A. REYES, JR., J.:
 
On appeal[1] is the Decision[2] dated March 16, 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 08102, which denied the appeal of accused-appellant Arnello Refe y Gonzales (Arnello) from the judgment of conviction of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Bangui, Ilocos Norte. The trial court found him guilty of illegal sale of dangerous drugs, punishable under Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
 
Factual Antecedents
 
On October 27, 2014, Arnello was charged with the illegal sale...