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People vs Eden del Castillo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus EDEN DEL CASTILLO, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 153254 | 2004-09-30

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Eden del Castillo appeals from the decision dated June 27, 2001[1] of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City, Branch 18, in Criminal Case No. CBU-54778, finding her guilty of violation of Section 16, Article III of R.A. No. 6425, otherwise known as Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended; and imposing on her the penalty of reclusion perpetua.

She was indicted under an Information dated August 2, 2000 which reads:
 
That on or about the 31st day of July 2000, at about 10:30 A.M., in the City of Cebu, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the said accused, with deliberate...