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PEOPLE Vs. Conway B. Omaweng

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CONWAY B. OMAWENG, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 99050 | 1992-09-02

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

Accused Conway B. Omaweng was originally indicted for the violation of Section 4, Article II of Republic Act No. 6425, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended, in a criminal complaint filed with the Municipal Trial Court of Bontoc, Mountain Province on 12 September 1988. 1 Upon his failure to submit counter-affidavits despite the granting of an extension of time to do so, the court declared that he had waived his right to a preliminary investigation and, finding probable cause against the accused, ordered the elevation of the case to the proper court. 2

On 14 November 1988, the...