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People vs. Asislo

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JUAN ASISLO Y MATIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 206224 | 2016-01-18

D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before Us is a Notice of Appeal assailing the Decision[1] dated June 1, 2012 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 04081, which affirmed the Decision[2] dated July 21, 2009 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 61, Baguio City, finding the accused-appellant Juan Asislo y Matio guilty of illegal sale of marijuana, a dangerous drug, in violation of Section 5 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

On May 14, 2008, accused-appellant Asislo, Jose Astudillo, and Samuel Pal-iwen were similarly charged with the violation of Section 5...