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People vs. Sonny Padua y Reyes

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus SONNY PADUA y REYES, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 174097 | 2010-07-21

D E C I S I O N

LEONARD0-DE CASTRO, J.:

For review is the Decision[1] dated May 25, 2006 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 00553 which affirmed the Decision[2] dated October 5, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 157, Pasig City, in Criminal Case Nos. 11595-96-D, finding accused-appellant Sonny Padua y Reyes guilty of illegal sale and possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride, popularly known as shabu, under Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The facts gathered from the records are as follows:

Two separate informations dated August...