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PEOPLE Vs. Josefino De Los Santos

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSEFINO DE LOS SANTOS, accused-appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Public Attorney's Office for accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 92643 | 1991-08-09

D E C I S I O N


SARMIENTO, J.:

Josefino de los Santos appeals the decision of the Regional Trial Court of the National Capital Region, Branch 152 of Pasig, Metro Manila in Criminal Case No. 714-D, convicting him of violation of Section 4, Art. II, of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended by Presidential Decree No. 1675, known as the Dangerous Drugs Act, and sentencing him to life imprisonment, plus a fine of Twenty Thousand (P20,000.00) Pesos without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay the costs. 1

The evidence of the prosecution shows that having been informed of rampant drug trafficking activities among the youth at...