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People of the Philippines Vs. Rolando Llamado y Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus ROLANDO LLAMADO y CRUZ, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 185278 | 2009-03-13

DECISION


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This is an appeal from the May 6, 2008 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 02799, which affirmed the May 21, 2007 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Marikina City, Branch 192, finding appellant Rolando Llamado guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P500,000.00.

In an Information[3] filed on February 21, 2005, appellant was charged with the crime of illegal sale of dangerous drugs, the...