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People vs. De Leon

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. VICTOR DE LEON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 227867 | 2019-06-26

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
Before the Court is an appeal from the May 24, 2016 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR. CR-HC No. 06923, which affirmed in toto the November 3, 2013 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Santiago City, Branch 35, in Criminal Case No. 35-5828, finding accused-appellant Victor De Leon (appellant) guilty of illegal sale of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride or shabu, in violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165.[3]

Factual Antecedents

The Information against appellant contained these accusatory allegations:
 
That on or about the...