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XXX255931 vs. People

XXX255931,* PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 255931 | 2023-08-23

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This Court resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] seeking to reverse and set aside the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA), which affirmed, with modification as to the penalty, the Decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) finding XXX255931 guilty of violation of Section 5(b) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 7610.[5]

XXX255931 was charged in an Information,[6] the accusatory portion of which reads:
 
That sometime on March 22, 2017 in Brgy. xxxxxxxxxxx, and xxxxxxxxxxx within the jurisdiction of the Honorable Court, the...