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People vs. Roxas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. MICHAEL ROXAS Y CAMARILLO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 242817 | 2019-09-16

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Assailed in this ordinary appeal[1] is the Decision[2] dated December 29, 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 08681, which affirmed the Judgment[3] dated September 20,2016 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 79 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. R-QZN-13-05557-CR, finding accused-appellant Michael Roxas y Camarillo (Roxas) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165,[4] otherwise known as the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002."
 
The Facts
 
This case stemmed from an...