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People vs. Ambrosio

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARNEL AMBROSIO Y NIDUA A.K.A. "ARNEL," ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 234051 | 2019-11-27

DECISION
 
ZALAMEDA, J.:
 
This is an appeal seeking to reverse and set aside the Decision[1] dated 20 April 2017 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 07424, which affirmed the Decision[2] dated 03 September 2014 of Branch 64, Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Makati City in Criminal Case Nos. 13-1497 to 1498, finding Arnel Ambrosio y Nidua, a.k.a. "Arnel" (accused-­appellant), guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of violation of Sections 5[3] and 11,[4] Article II of Republic Act (RA) 9165.
 
Antecedents

Accused-appellant was indicted for the subject offenses in two separate...