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People vs. Cohayco

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARIVIC COHAYCO Y REVIL @ "KAKANG," ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 241324 | 2019-09-11

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Assailed in this ordinary appeal[1] is the Decision[2] dated April 24, 2018 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01579-MIN, which affirmed the Decision[3] dated July 27, 2016 of the Regional Trial Court of Oroquieta City, Branch 12 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. 2132, finding accused-appellant Marivic Cohayco y Revil @ "Kakang" (Cohayco) 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."
 
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