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PEOPLE vs Hector Mariano

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. HECTOR MARIANO y TENGCO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 133990 | 2001-06-26

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

The case is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 276, Muntinlupa City finding accused Hector Mariano y Tengco guilty beyond reasonable doubt of possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu),[2] a regulated drug, and sentencing him to life imprisonment.

On September 21, 1995, Senior State Prosecutor Theodore M. Villanueva filed with the Regional Trial Court, Branch 276, Muntinlupa City an Information[3] charging accused with violation of Section 16, Article III, R. A. No. 6425, as amended, to wit:

"That on or about August 10, 1995 in the City of Muntinlupa and within the...