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People vs. Pavia

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JERIC PAVIA Y PALIZA @ “JERIC” AND JUAN BUENDIA Y DELOS REYES @ “JUNE”, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 202687 | 2015-01-15

FIRST DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N

PEREZ, J.:

For resolution of the Court is the appeal filed by Jeric Pavia and Juan Buendia (appellants) from the Decisionof the Court of Appeals (CA) dated 7 February 2012 in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 04020. The CA affirmed the Judgment2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 31, San Pedro, Laguna which found appellants guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the offense of illegal possession of dangerous drugs punishable under Section 13, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165. Appellants were sentenced to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P500,000.00.

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