PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS . MARK ANTHONY PAGUINTO Y WANIWAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.
- G.R. Number: G.R. No. 256242
- Promulgated: 2023-01-18
- Ponente: LOPEZ, M., J.
Keywords
Section 5, Article II, RA 9165, Section 11, Article II, RA 9165, RA 10640, Section 21, RA 9165, Chain of Custody Rule, Non-presentation of confidential informant is not fatal, Strict Construction of Penal Provisions, Liberal Construction in favor of the accused, Illegal Sale of Dangerous Drugs, Illegal Possession of Dangerous Drugs, Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act, Corpus Delicti, Poseur-buyer, Buy-bust operation, Information, Methamphetamine Hydrochloride (Shabu), Forensic Examination, Preponderance of Evidence, Life Imprisonment, Indeterminate Prison Term