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People vs. Balubal

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AMADO BALUBAL Y PAGULAYAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 234033 | 2018-07-30

DECISION
 
GESMUNDO, J.:
 
This is an appeal of the March 21, 2017 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 08238. The CA affirmed the March 28, 2016 Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Tuguegarao City, Branch 5 (RTC) in Criminal Case No. 15671, finding Amado Balubal y Pagulayan (appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
 
The Antecedents

In an Information[3] dated August 27, 2013, docketed as Criminal Case No. 15671, appellant was charged with the...