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People vs. Villarta

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. CLOVER A. VILLARTA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 217887 | 2018-03-14

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the October 22, 2014 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC [No.] 01629, which affirmed the January 31, 2013 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 13 of Cebu City in Criminal Case Nos. CBU-88596 and CBU-88597 finding Clover A. Villarta (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act (RA) No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 and sentencing him to life imprisonment and to pay a fine of P500,000.00 for the illegal sale of shabu, and to...