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PEOPLE vs. Antonio M. Rivera

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANTONIO RIVERA Y MEJICO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 86491 | 1992-12-11

D E C I S I O N

GUTIERREZ, JR., J:

This is an appeal interposed by the accused-appellant, ANTONIO RIVERA Y MEJICO, from the decision of the Special Criminal Court, Regional Trial Court of Pasig, Branch 156 under Spl. Criminal Case No. 533-D, dated October 14, 1988. The accused was convicted for allegedly violating Section 4, Article II of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended, sentencing him to "suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua with all its accessory penalties (sic), to pay a fine of P20,000.00 and to pay the costs." (Rollo, p. 35)

The Information dated September 2, 1987, charged the accused as follows:

"That on or about the 31st...