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The People of the Philippines Vs. Mark Dela Cruz

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus MARK DELA CRUZ, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 181545 | 2008-10-08

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

Subject of this appeal is the 12 September 2007 decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02534, affirming the 24 August 2006 judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 120 of Caloocan City, finding appellant Mark Dela Cruz y Batac guilty of violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165.

Appellant was charged with illegal sale of shabu in an Information dated 18 July 2003, committed as follows:

That on or about the 16th day of July 2003 in Caloocan City, M.M. and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, conspiring together...