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People vs. Lopina y Labestre

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BOBBY LOPINA Y LABESTRE ALIAS "BAROK," ACCUSED-APPELLANT

G.R. No. 256839 | 2023-02-22

R E S O L U T I O N
INTING, J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] assailing the Decision[2] dated July 7, 2020 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 02948. The CA dismissed the appeal filed by Bobby Lopina y Labestre (accused-­appellant) and affirmed the Decision[3] dated January 5, 2018, of Branch 25, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Iloilo City, in Criminal Case No. 09-67774 that found him guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 6,[4] Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, as amended.
 
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