Back

People of the Philippines Vs. Marissa Castillo y Alignay

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff -Appellee, vs. MARISSA CASTILLO y ALIGNAY, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 190180 | 2013-11-27

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION

LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:

Before the Court, appellant seeks to appeal the Decision 1 dated August 13, 2009 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 03337 entitled, People of the Philippines v. Marissa Castillo y Alignay, which affirmed the Decision2 dated November 9, 2007 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 154, in Criminal Case Nos. 15167-D and 15168-D. The trial court convicted appellant Marissa Castillo y Alignay of violation of Section 5 and Section 11 (sale and possession of illegal drugs, respectively), Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002....