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People vs. Sapitula

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. ROMEL SAPITULA Y PACULAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 209212 | 2016-02-10

R E S O L U T I O N
 
PEREZ, J.:
 
Before us for review is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 05186 dated 19 February 2013 which dismissed the appeal of accused-appellant Romel Sapitula y Paculan and affirmed with modification the Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Agoo, La Union, Branch 31, in Criminal Case No. A-6013 finding accused-appellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of attempted sale of a dangerous drug in violation of Section 5 in relation to Section 26 of Republic Act (R.A.) No, 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

Accused-appellant was...