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People of the Philippines Vs. Joel Roa y Villaluz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JOEL ROA y VILLALUZ, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 186134 | 2010-05-06

D E C I S I O N


PEREZ, J.:

At bench is an ordinary appeal[1] assailing the decision[2] dated 3 July 2008 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR No. 02828. In the said decision, the appellate court affirmed the twin convictions of herein appellant Joel Roa for the sale and for possession of dangerous drugs in violation of Republic Act No. 9165 or The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. The dispositive portion of the assailed decision reads:

WHEREFORE, the February 23, 2007 Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 82, Quezon City, in Criminal Cases Nos. Q-03-120826, is hereby AFFIRMED.[3]

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