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PEOPLE Vs. Anthony Ong Co

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ANTHONY ONG CO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 112046 | 1995-07-11

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

This appeal seeks the reversal of the decision 1 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch, 35, in Criminal Case No. 93-118519 finding appellant Anthony Ong Co guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the violation of Section 15, Article III of R.A. No. 6425 (The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972), as amended, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P25,000.00, with costs.

The appellant was tried under an information whose accusatory portion reads:

On or about March 18, 1993, in Manila and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above named accused...