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People vs. Ortega

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. WILLRUSS ORTEGA,* ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 240224 | 2022-02-23

D E C I S I O N
 
HERNANDO, J.:
 
Assailed in this ordinary appeal[1] is the November 9, 2017 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA G.R. CR-HC No. 08591, which affirmed in toto the August 19, 2016 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 13, Laoag City, in Criminal Case Nos. 15891 and 15892, finding accused-appellant Willruss Ortega (Ortega) 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 Factual Antecedents:

On March 18, 2014, the Office of the...