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People vs. Gayoso

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. MYRNA GAYOSO Y ARGUELLES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 206590 | 2017-03-27

DECISION
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
 
In criminal prosecutions for the illegal sale and possession of shabu, primordial importance must be given to "the preservation of the integrity and the evidentiary value of the seized items as they will be used to determine the guilt or innocence of the accused."[1]
 
This is an appeal from the June 23, 2011 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 00744 that affirmed in toto the April 12, 2007 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Branch 3, in Criminal Case Nos. 2079 and 2078, finding Myrna Gayoso y...