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People vs. David

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANTHONY DAVID Y MATAWARAN@ "ANTO", ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 260990 | 2023-06-21

D E C I S I O N
 
INTING, J.:
 
Before the Court is an appeal[1] filed by Anthony David y Matawaran @ "Anto" (accused-appellant) assailing the Decision[2] dated June 11, 2021, of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 11256. The CA affirmed the Joint Decision[3] dated March 28, 2016, of Branch 1, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Balanga City, Bataan that found accused-appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Sections 5[4] and 11,[5] Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165[6] in Criminal Case Nos. 15095 and 15096, respectively.
 
The Antecedents

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