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People vs. Tumulak

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. MINNIE TUMULAK Y CUENCA, APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 206054 | 2016-07-25

D E C I S I O N
 
BRION, J.:
 
We resolve the appeal of accused-appellant Minnie Tumulak y Cuenca @ Mitch (Mitch) assailing the July 30, 2012 decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 03960. The CA decision affirmed the January 29, 2009 decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 16, Manila, convicting Mitch for the crime of illegal sale of dangerous drugs, defined and punished under Section 5 of R.A. No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
 
THE CASE

In an information dated August 14, 2002, Mitch was formally charged of illegal sale of dangerous drugs....