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People vs. Paz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARK ANDREW PAZ Y ROCAFORD, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 233466 | 2019-08-07

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before this Court is an appeal from the March 21, 2017 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 08042 which affirmed the January 22, 2016 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Caloocan City, Branch 127, finding accused-appellant Mark Andrew Paz y Rocaford (Paz) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The facts are as follows:

Paz was indicted for violation of Section 5, Article II of R.A. No. 9165 in an Information dated May 10, 2013. The...