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People vs. Plaza

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. CELSO PLAZA Y CAENGLISH ALIAS JOBOY PLAZA, JOSEPH GUIBAO BALINTON ALIAS JOABS, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS

G.R. No. 235467 | 2018-08-20

D E C I S I O N
 
GESMUNDO, J.:
 
This resolves the appeal from the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals­Cagayan De Oro City (CA) dated August 25, 2017 docketed as CA-G.R. CR HC No. 01534-MIN affirming the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court, Butuan City, Branch 4 (RTC) dated February 2, 2016 in Criminal Case No. 14839. Herein accused-appellants Celso Plaza y Caenglish alias Joboy Plaza and Joseph Guibao Balinton alias Joabs (accused-appellants) were found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (R.A. No. 9165), otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous...