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People vs. Bation

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BEN G. BATION, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 237422 | 2024-02-14

D E C I S I O N
 
HERNANDO, J.:
 
On appeal is the July 20, 2017 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR-HC No. 01985 affirming the December 9, 2014 Judgment[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 46 of Larena, Siquijor in Criminal Case No. 1510, which found accused-appellant Ben G. Bation guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Section 16, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165,[3] otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
 
The Factual Antecedents
 
The Information[4] dated March 3, 2010 charging Bation with illegal planting and cultivation of marijuana,...