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PEOPLE vs George De Leon (Acquitted), Julliver De Leon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GEORGE DE LEON (acquitted), JULLIVER DE LEON, accused, / JULLIVER DE LEON, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 132484-85 | 2002-11-15

D E C I S I O N

CORONA, J.:

Before us on appeal is the decision[1] dated November 6, 1997 of the Regional Trial Court of Malabon, Metro Manila, Branch 72, in Criminal Case No. 17806-MN finding appellant Julliver de Leon guilty of violation of Section 16, Article III of RA 6425, as amended, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay a fine of five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000).

Initially, appellant Julliver de Leon was arrested and charged[2] together with his father, co-accused George de Leon, with the crime of illegal sale of regulated drugs in...