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PEOPLE Vs. Albert A. Olaes

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALBERT OLAES y AMOROSO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 76547 | 1990-07-30

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

The decision 1 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch LXXII in Olongapo City, in Criminal Case No. 3602 involving a violation of Section 4, Article II of Republic Act No. 6425 (Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972) has been brought to us on appeal 2 by accused-appellant who was sentenced to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P30,000.00 and the costs. The confiscation and immediate destruction of six (6) lids of marijuana subject matter of the case was also ordered. 3

In an information dated March 27, 1978, appellant was charged with unlawfully selling six (6) lids of marijuana. 4 On March 16,...