THE Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the release of a drug suspect who was convicted of two counts for violation of the comprehensive dangerous drugs act by a Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Pampanga for failure of the prosecution to identify the prohibited substance.
In its January 5, 2017 decision that was released only recently, the CA’s Ninth Division absolved Dexter Gamboa on the charges after the prosecution failed “to establish the identity of the substance allegedly seized from appellant.”
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