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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSE CLARA Y BUHAIN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSE CLARA Y BUHAIN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 195528 | 2013-07-04

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

PEREZ, J.:

This is an appeal filed by herein accused Joel Clara y Buhain (Joel) from the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) affirming the decision of conviction rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City tor violation of Section 5, Article II of R.A. No. 9165.[2]

The factual rendition of the prosecution follows:

Prosecution witness P03 Leonardo R. Ramos (P03 Ramos) narrated that he acted as a poseur-buyer in a buy-bust operation conducted by their office, the District Anti-Illegal Drug Special Task Group (DAID-SOTG) of Quezon City on 12 September 2005.[3] He recalled that on or about 4:00 o’clock in...