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People of the Phil. Vs. Jerry Santos Y Macol, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JERRY SANTOS y MACOL and RAMON CATOC y PICAYO, Accused-Appeellants.

G.R. No. 176735 | 2008-06-26

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Assailed before Us is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated 29 November 2006 in CA-G.R. C.R.-HC No. 01291 which affirmed the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 70, in Criminal Cases No. 12193-D and No. 12194-D, finding accused-appellants Jerry Santos y Macol and Ramon Catoc y Picayo guilty of illegal sale of methamphetamine hydrochloride, more popularly known as shabu, and finding accused-appellant Ramon Catoc y Picayo guilty of illegal possession of the said prohibited drug, respectively.

On 10 March 2003, two Informations were filed against appellants Jerry...