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People of the Philippine Vs. Arnold Castro y Yanga

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. ARNOLD CASTRO y YANGA, Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 194836 | 2011-06-15

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
VELASCO, JR., J.: 
The Case
 
This is an appeal from the July 21, 2010 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 03800 entitled People of the Philippines v. Arnold Castro y Yanga which affirmed the January 6, 2009 Decision[2] in Criminal Cases Nos. Q-04-125048-9 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 103 in Quezon City. The RTC found accused Arnold Castro y Yanga (Castro) guilty of violating Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

The Facts
 
Criminal Case No. Q-04-125048 pertains to the Information...