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People of the Philippines Vs. Marian Coroche y Caber

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, versus MARIAN CORECHE y CABER, Appeellant.

G.R. No. 182528 | 2009-08-14

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is an appeal from the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated 19 November 2007, affirming the conviction of appellant Marian Coreche y Caber (appellant) for violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (RA 9165), the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, for selling and possessing the prohibited drug methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu.

The Facts

The prosecution's evidence showed that between 4:00 to 4:30 in the morning of 10 September 2003, SPO1 Herminio V. Arellano (Arellano), PO1 Juanito L. Tougan (Tougan), and PO1 Noel P. Pineda (Pineda), members of the...