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People vs. Patacsil

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARICEL PATACSIL Y MORENO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 234052 | 2018-08-06

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is an ordinary appeal[1] filed by accused-appellant Maricel Patacsil y Moreno (Patacsil) assailing the Decision[2] dated March 30, 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 07298, which affirmed the Joint Decision[3] dated February 5, 2015 of the Regional Trial Court of Dagupan City, Branch 44 (RTC) in Crim. Case Nos. 2012-0497-D and 2012-0498-D, finding Patacsil guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165,[4] otherwise known as the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of...