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People vs. Taglucop

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANNY TAGLUCOP Y HERMOSADA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 243577 | 2022-03-15

D E C I S I O N
 
GESMUNDO, C.J.:
 
This is an appeal from the September 4, 2018 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals, Cagayan de Oro City (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01748-MIN. The CA affirmed the March 28, 2017 Joint Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Butuan City, Branch 3 (RTC) in Criminal Case Nos. 21117 and 21118, which found Danny Taglucop y Hermosada (accused-appellant) guilty of violation of Sections 5[3] and 11,[4] Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165 otherwise known as the "Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002," as amended by R.A. No. 10640.[5]
 
Antecedents
 
In two separate...