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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RAFAEL CUNANAN Y DAVID ALIAS “PAENG PUTOL”, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RAFAEL CUNANAN Y DAVID ALIAS “PAENG PUTOL”, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 198024 | 2015-03-16

SECOND DIVISION
 
R E S O L U T I O N

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

On appeal is the January 27, 2011 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 04062, which affirmed the July 1, 2009 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 164 in Criminal Case No. 15143-D finding appellant Rafael Cunanan y David alias “Paeng Putol” (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (RA) No. 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P500,000.00 and the costs.
 
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