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PEOPLE vs Joel Elamparo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOEL ELAMPARO Y FONTANILLA, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 121572 | 2000-03-31

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

On May 31, 1995, the Regional Trial Court of Caloocan City,[1] convicted appellant of the crime of illegal possession of drugs, imposing upon him the penalty of reclusion perpetua and ordering him to pay a fine of P9,000,000.00.

As summarized by the solicitor General, the facts of this case which we find to be supported by the records are as follows:[2]

"On February 12, 1995, at about 5:00 in the morning, prosecution witness Police Officer Romeo Baldonado, while attending to his duties as supervising policeman of the Kalookan Police Station, received a report from an informant that 'some people are...