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People of the Philippines vs. Saturnino Dela Cruz, et al.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff and Appellee,vs.SATURNINO DE LA CRUZ AND JOSE BRILLANTES y LOPEZ, Accused.JOSE BRILLANTES y LOPEZ, Accused-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 190610 | 2012-04-25

SECOND DIVISION

R E S O L U T I O N

PEREZ, J.:

 

Before the Court is an Appeal[1] filed by accused-appellant Jose Brillantes y Lopez (Brillantes) assailing the Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated 8 July 2009 in CA-G.R. CR No. 30897.

 

The decision of the Court of Appeals is an affirmance of the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Laoag City, Branch 13 in Criminal Case Nos. 11556, 11557 and 11558 convicting accused Brillantes and Saturnino de la Cruz (De la Cruz) for violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of RA 9165 entitled “An Act Instituting the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act Of...