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People of the Philippines vs. Francisco Manlangit

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,vs.FRANCISCO MANLANGIT y TRESBALLES, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 189806 | 2011-01-12

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

 

VELASCO, JR., J.:

 

The Case

 

This is an appeal from the August 28, 2009 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 03273, which affirmed in toto the Decision dated July 12, 20072 in Criminal Case Nos. 03-4735 and 03-4961 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 64 in Makati City. The RTC found accused-appellant Francisco Manlangit y Tresballes guilty of drug-sale and drug-use penalized by Republic Act No. (RA) 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

 

The Facts

 

On November 25, 2003, an information was filed charging Manlangit with violating Section 5,...