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People vs. Tayan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JAN JAN TAYAN Y BALVIRAN AND AIZA SAMPA Y OMAR, ACCUSED, AIZA SAMPA Y OMAR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 242160 | 2019-07-08

DECISION
 
REYES, J. JR., J.:
 
Before us is an appeal from the Decision[1] dated June 20, 2018, of the Court of Appeals (CA), in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 08481, which affirmed the Judgment[2] dated July 12, 2016, of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 79, Quezon City, in Criminal Case No. R-QZN-14-01991-CR. The RTC convicted Jan Jan Tayan y Balviran (accused Tayan) and Aiza Sampa y Omar (accused-appellant Sampa) of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The Information against the accused reads:
 
That on or about the 24th day of...