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PEOPLE vs Melly Sarap and Roger Amar

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MELLY SARAP y ARCANGELES and ROGER AMAR y MATEO, accused. / MELLY SARAP y ARCANGELES, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 132165 | 2003-03-26

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Kalibo, Aklan, Branch 7, finding accused-appellant Melly Sarap y Arcangeles guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 4 of Republic Act No. 6425, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act, as amended, and sentencing her to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay a fine of P500,000.00 without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency.

The Information charged accused-appellant of sale of prohibited drugs, committed as follows:

That on or about the 4th day of March, 1996, in the afternoon, in Barangay...