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People vs. Dela Rosa

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. MANUEL DELA ROSA Y LUMANOG @ "MANNY", ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 230228 | 2017-12-13

D E C I S I O N
 
GESMUNDO, J.:
 
On appeal is the Decision,[1] dated August 12, 2016, of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 06607, which affirmed the Decision[2] dated November 19, 2013, of the Regional Trial Court of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Branch 39 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. CR-09-9515 finding accused-appellant Manuel dela Rosa y Lumanog (accused-appellant) guilty of violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165.
 
In an Information,[3] dated May 3, 2009, accused-appellant was charged with the crime of illegal sale of marijuana weighing 0.682 gram. On July 22, 2009, he...