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Reynaldo Deus Y Santos Vs. People of the Philippines

REYNALDO DEUS Y SANTOS, Petitioner, versus PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 178405 | 2008-10-15

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

Assailed in this Petition for Review[1] is the Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals dated 22 March 2007 in CA-G.R. SP No. 5585-UDK, as well as its 4 June 2007 Resolution[3] dismissing the petition for certiorari filed by Reynaldo Deus y Santos (petitioner) appealing his conviction for the crime of illegal sale of shabu.

Records show that petitioner was charged with the offense of violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165 in an information which reads:

That on or about the 28th day of October 2003, in the City of Makati, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable...