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People vs. Estolano

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. HERMIE ESTOLANO Y CASTILLO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 246195 | 2020-09-30

THIRD DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
 
CARANDANG, J.:
 
On appeal is the Decision[1] dated September 27, 2018 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 07976. The CA affirmed the Decision[2] dated December 11, 2015 of the Regional Trial Court of the City of Manila, Branch 54 convicting accused-appellant Hermie Estolano y Castillo for violation of Presidential Decree No. (PD) 1988[3] as amended by Republic Act No. (R.A.) 9516.[4]
 
In an Information[5] dated May 4, 2015, accused-appellant Hermie Estolano y Castillo (Estolano) was charged before the RTC in Criminal Case No. 15-315577,...