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People vs. Mamuyac

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. CRISPIN MAMUYAC, JR. Y PALMA, APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 234035 | 2019-08-19

D E C I S I O N
 
CARPIO, ACTING C.J.:
 
The Case
 
G.R. No. 234035 is an appeal assailing the Decision[1] dated 7 November 2016 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-H.C. No. 07746. The CA affirmed the Decision[2] dated 17 August 2015 of the Regional Trial Court, First Judicial Region, Branch 19, Bangui, Ilocos Norte (RTC), in Criminal Case No. 2194-19 convicting Crispin Mamuyac, Jr. y Palma[3] (appellant) of violating Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (RA 9165).
 
The Facts
 
The RTC summarized the facts as follows:

On April 2, 2014, an Information was filed against herein accused charging...