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People vs. Santos

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XANDRA SANTOS Y LITTAUA[*] A.K.A. "XANDRA SANTOS LITTAUA," ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 243627 | 2019-11-27

D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Assailed in this ordinary appeal[1] is the Decision[2] dated May 31, 2018 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 09438, which affirmed the Joint Decision[3] dated May 31, 2017 of the Regional Trial Court of Valenzuela City, Branch 172 (RTC) in Crim. Case Nos. 118-V-16 and 119-V-16 finding accused-appellant Xandra Santos y Littaua (accused-appellant) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Sections 5 and 11, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165,[4] otherwise known as the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002."
 
The Facts
 
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