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People of the Philippines vs. Rufino Vicente, Jr. y Cruz

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RUFINO VICENTE, JR. y CRUZ, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 188847 | 2011-01-31

 
 
FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
VELASCO, JR., J.:
 
This is an appeal from the April 30, 2009 Decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 02699 entitled People of the Philippines v. Rufino Vicente, Jr. y Cruz, which affirmed the September 7, 2006 Decision in Criminal Case No. 12474-D of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 151 in Pasig City. The RTC found accused Rufino Vicente, Jr. (Vicente, Jr.) guilty of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165 or theComprehensive Dangerous Drugs Acts of 2002.
 
The Facts
 
An Information1 charged Vicente, Jr. as follows:
 
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