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People vs. Maganon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AUGUSTO N. MAGANON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 234040 | 2019-06-26

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
This is an appeal from the May 30, 2017 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 08159, which affirmed the Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 164, finding accused-appellant Augusto Maganon y Nabia (appellant) guilty of illegal sale and illegal possession of dangerous drugs under Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165.

Factual Antecedents

On November 28, 2014, appellant was charged with illegal sale (Crim. Case No. 19752-D) and illegal possession (Crim. Case No. 19753-D) of dangerous drugs in two separate...