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PEOPLE vs Tony Pedronan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. TONY PEDRONAN y LIMMAYOG, appellant.

G.R. No. 148668 | 2003-06-17

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 Baguio City, Branch 6, in Criminal Case No. 17145-R, finding appellant, Tony Pedronan @ "Totoy", guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 4, Article II of Republic Act 6425 (The Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972), as amended by Republic Act 7659, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay a fine of P500,000.00.

Appellant Pedronan was charged on October 25, 1999 in an information that reads:

That on or about the 22nd day of October 1999, in the City of Baguio, Philippines, and within the...