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PEOPLE vs Pablo Dulay

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. PABLO DULAY, appellant.

G.R. No. 150624 | 2004-02-24

D E C I S I O N

AZCUNA, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the decision of the Regional Trial Court of Rosales, Pangasinan, Branch 53, in Criminal Case No. 3879-R, finding appellant Pablo Dulay guilty beyond reasonable doubt of illegal sale of marijuana in violation of Section 4, Article II of Republic Act (RA) 6425, as amended, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of reclusion perpetua and to pay a fine of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000).

The Criminal Complaint[1] against appellant reads:

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That on or about 12:50 o' clock in the afternoon of July 18, 1998, in front of his house/canteen along the...