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PEOPLE Vs. Monica P. Padilla

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MONICA PADILLA y SAN PEDRO, AURORA SAN PEDRO y CESAR, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 97111-13 | 1992-09-04

D E C I S I O N


GRIá'O-AQUINO, J.:

This is an appeal of the accused from the decision dated July 26, 1990 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 28, which convicted them of illegal sale (drug-pushing) and possession of marijuana punishable under Sections 4 and 8, respectively, of Republic Act 6425 and sentenced each of them to suffer: "(1) imprisonment of reclusion perpetua (life imprisonment) and a fine of P20,000.00 for the first offense; and (2) imprisonment of twelve (12) years and one (1) day to fifteen (15) years and a fine of P15,000.00 for the other offense, with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, (and) with...