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People of the Philippines Vs. Norberto Del Monte Gapay

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus NORBERTO DEL MONTE y GAPAY @ OBET, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 179940 | 2008-04-23

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Assailed before Us is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02070 dated 28 May 2007 which affirmed with modification the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Malolos, Bulacan, Branch 78, in Criminal Case No. 3437-M-02, finding accused-appellant Norberto del Monte, a.k.a. Obet, guilty of violation of Section 5,[3] Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002."

On 11 December 2002, accused-appellant was charged with Violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as Comprehensive...