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People vs. Rivera y Suarez

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANOLITO RIVERA Y SUAREZ, A.K.A. "DOC AGA" AND MARY GRACE ESTANISLAO A.K.A. "GRACE," ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.

G.R. No. 252886 | 2021-03-15

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Assailed in this ordinary appeal[1] is the Decision[2] dated October 25, 2019 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR HC No. 09670, which affirmed with modification the Consolidated Decision[3] dated June 30, 2017 of the Regional Trial Court of Marikina City, Branch 193, and accordingly, found: (a) accused-appellant Manolito Rivera y Suarez a.k.a. "Doc Aga" (Rivera) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of Illegal Sale of Dangerous Drugs, as defined and penalized under Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. (RA) 9165, otherwise known as the...