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PEOPLE Vs. Victorino Pablo, Et Al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. VICTORINO PABLO AND IMELDA CUSTODIO, accused-appellants.

G.R. No. 105326 | 1994-12-28

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

For allegedly selling shabu, Victorino Pablo and Imelda Custodio were charged with violating Sec. 21, par. (b), Art. IV, in relation to Sec. 15, Art. III of R.A. 6425, otherwise known as The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended, in an information filed before the Regional Trial Court of Manila.

On 30 April 1991, the court a quo rendered a decision finding both accused guilty of the crime charged in the information and sentencing each to life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P20,000.00. 1

Both accused are now before us on appeal alleging that the trial court erred (a) in giving full faith and...