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People of the Philippines Vs. Paterno Lorenzo y Casas

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus PATERNO LORENZO y CASAS, Defendant-Appeellant

G.R. No. 184760 | 2010-04-23

D E C I S I O N


PEREZ, J.

Assailed in this appeal via Notice of Appeal is the 14 June 2007 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-GR HC No. 02184 which affirmed the 05 October 2005 Decision[2] promulgated by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of San Mateo, Rizal, in Criminal Case Nos. 6991-93, finding accused-appellant Paterno Lorenzo y Casas guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Sections 5 and 11, Article II, of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.[3]

Accused-appellant was arrested and charged following a buy-bust operation.

On 12 September 2003, two (2) Informations were filed against...