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People vs. Paguinto y Waniwan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARK ANTHONY PAGUINTO Y WANIWAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 256242 | 2023-01-18

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, M., J.:
 
The failure to allege in the Information the quantity or weight of the dangerous drugs is not fatal to sustain a judgment of conviction. At most, such omission will only affect the penalty to be imposed upon the accused. We apply this rule in the appeal[1] assailing the Court of Appeals' Decision[2] dated October 14, 2020 in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 09860.
 
ANTECEDENTS

Mark Anthony Paguinto (Mark Anthony) was charged with illegal sale and possession of dangerous drugs before the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 156, Marikina City docketed as Criminal Case Nos. 2014-4420-D-MK and...