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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANTE DELA PEÑA[1] AND DENNIS DELIMA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANTE DELA PEÑA[1] AND DENNIS DELIMA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 207635 | 2015-02-18

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

VILLARAMA, JR., J.:
 
Before this Court is an appeal from the April 16, 2013 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 01200 affirming the judgment[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu City, Branch 8, in Criminal Case Nos. CBU-83576, CBU-83577, and CBU-83578, finding accused-appellants Dante Dela Peña (Dela Peña) and Dennis Delima (Delima) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Republic Act No.  9165 (R.A. 9165), the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Acts of 2002.
 
The antecedents follow:
 
The three separate Informations filed on June 23, 2008...