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People of the Philippines vs. Carlo Magno Aure y Arnaldo and Melchor Austriaco y Aguila

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee,vs.CARLO MAGNO AURE y ARNALDO and MELCHOR AUSTRIACO y AGUILA, Accused-Appeellants.

G.R. No. 185163 | 2011-01-17

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

 

VELASCO, JR., J.:

 

The Case

This is an appeal from the May 12, 2008 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 02600 entitled People of the Philippines v. Carlo Magno Aure and Melchor Austriaco, which affirmed the September 1, 2006 Decision2 in Criminal Case Nos. 03-3296, 03-3297, and 03-4210 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 64 in Makati City. The RTC found accused Carlo Magno Aure (Aure) and Melchor Austriaco (Austriaco) guilty of violating Sections 5, 11, and 15, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

 

The Facts

The...