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People vs. Victorio Pagkalinawan

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus VICTORIO PAGKALINAWAN, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 184805 | 2010-03-03

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

The Case

This is an appeal from the May 9, 2008 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 02648 entitled People of the Philippines v. Victorio Pagkalinawan, which affirmed the January 16, 2007 Joint Decision[2] in Criminal Case Nos. 13624-D and 13625-D of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 267 in Pasig City. The RTC found accused-appellant Victorio[3] Pagkalinawan guilty of violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The Facts

The charges against appellant stemmed from the following Informations:

Criminal Case No....