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People of the Philippines Vs. Joel Rebotazo y Alejandria

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Apellee vs. JOEL REBOTAZO y ALEJANDRIA, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 192913 | 2013-06-13

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION

SERENO, CJ.;

Before us is a Notice of Apreal dated 9 September 2009 h·om the Decision2 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB CR-1 IC No. 00443. The CA affirmed the Decisionl of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 30, Dumaguete City in Criminal Case Nos. 16394 and 16395, convicting appellant Joel Rehotazo y Alejandria of violating Sections 5 and II, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (R.A. 9165) or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. 

As culled from the records, the prosecution's version is herein quoted: 

On February 27,2003, at around 3:00 in the afterrnoon, informant Orly Torremocha went...