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People vs. Cordova

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDWIN CORDOVA Y MANALASTAS, JAYSON TALADUA Y BARBARRA, MARY ANTONETTE DEL ROSARIO Y TAMONDONG, AND JAIME CORDOVA Y MANALASTAS (ACQUITTED), ACCUSED; EDWIN CORDOVA Y MANALASTAS, AND JAYSON TALADUA Y BARBARRA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 267265 | 2024-01-24

D E C I S I O N
 
SINGH, J.:
 
This is an appeal under Rule 122 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision, [1] dated November 11, 2022, of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 13028. The CA affirmed the Joint Judgment,[2] dated May 29, 2019, of Branch 79, Regional Trial Court, Quezon City (RTC), in Criminal Case Nos. R-QZN-19-01905-CR, R-QZN-19-01906-CR, R-QZN-19-01909-CR, and R-QZN-19-01910-CR which convicted accused­-appellants Edwin Cordova y Manalastas (Edwin) and Jayson Taladua y Barbarra (Taladua) of violating several provisions of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165,[3] or the...