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People of the Philippines vs. Evangeline Sobangee y Edaño

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. EVANGELINE SOBANGEE y EDAÑO, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 186120 | 2011-01-31



FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

This is an appeal from the February 29, 2008 Decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 01904 entitled People of the Philippines v. Evangeline Sobangee y Edaño, which affirmed the October 12, 2005 Decision in Criminal Case No. 02-3445 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 65 in Makati City. The RTC found accused Evangeline Sobangee y Edaño (Sobangee) guilty of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, for selling methylamphetamine hydrochloride.


The Facts

An Information1 charged Sobangee as...