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People of the Philippines Vs. Eduardo Balaquit y Balderama

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Appellee, vs. EDUARDO BALAQUIT y BALDERAMA, Appellant.

G.R. No. 206366 | 2014-08-13

SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION

PEREZ,J.:
 
At bench is an appeal 1 assailing the Decision2 dated 29 August 2012 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 04595. In the said decision, the appellate court affirmed the conviction of herein appellant Eduardo B. Balaquit for violation of Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The facts are as follows:
 
On 11 June 2008, appellant was arrested during a buy bust operation performed by officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in Camiling, Tarlac. He was thereafter charged with the offense of illegal...