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People of the Philippines Vs. Rusty Bala

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. RUSTY BALA, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 203048 | 2014-08-13

SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION

PEREZ,J.:
 
On appeal is the Decisionof the Court of Appeals promulgated on 25 July 2011 affirming the conviction by the Regional Trial Court2 (RTC) of Malabon City, Branch 72 of appellant Rusty Bala for violation of Section 15, Article III of Republic Act No. 6425, as amended by Republic Act No. 7659 ..

This case is an offshoot of G.R. No. 1523513 promulgated on 18 September 2003, where the Court affirmed the conviction only of Jamil Malay Ragid (Mala), appellant's co-accused in this case.
 
Following a buy-bust operation, appellant and Mala were charged with...