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PEOPLE. Vs. Susana M. Napat-A

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. SUSANA NAPAT-A y MACABIO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 84951 | 1989-11-14

D E C I S I O N


GRIá'O-AQUINO, J.:

The accused-appellant, Susana Napat-a, was convicted of drug-pushing by the Regional Trial Court, Branch VI, Baguio City, and sentenced "to LIFE IMPRISONMENT and to pay a fine of TWENTY THOUSAND (P20,000) PESOS without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency and to pay the costs."

On February 3, 1985, the Narcotics Regional Unit in Baguio City received information that a certain Susana Napat-a was looking for a buyer of marijuana leaves. Acting on this report, Captain Emmanuel Manzano formed a group composed of CIC Leo Quevedo, A2C Serafin Artizona and Pat. Maximiano Peralta, to conduct a...