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People vs. Moreno

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EMALYN N. MORENO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 234273 | 2019-09-18

DECISION
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
Before this Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by the accused-appellant Emalyn N. Moreno (Moreno) assailing the Decision[2] dated March 9, 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 07977, which affirmed the Decision[3] dated September 29, 2015 of the Regional Trial Court of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Branch 39 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. CR-12-10,539, finding Moreno guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165, otherwise known as "The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002,"[4] as amended.
 
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