TITLE FIVE:

CRIMES RELATIVE TO OPIUM AND OTHER PROHIBITED DRUGS

• Charges filed against an accused
o David v. People, G.R. No. 181861, October 17, 2011
• Section 5 Elements
o People v. Patricio, G.R. No. 202129, July 27, 2018
o People v. Almeida, G.R. No. 146107-09, December 11, 2003
o People v. Malakas, G.R. No. 92150, December 8, 1993
• Section 21
Corpus Delicti of the Crime
o People v. Rojas, G.R. No. 222563, July 23, 2018

Chain of Custody
o People v. Llamado, G.R. No. 185278, March 13, 2009
o People v. Tripoli and Impas, G.R. No. 207001, June 7, 2017
o People v. Reyes, G.R. No. 199271, October 19, 2016
o People v. Figueroa, G.R. No. 186141, April 11, 2012
o People v. Allan Lumagui, G.R. No. 224293, July 23, 2018
o People v. Ubungen, G.R. No. 225497, July 23, 2018
o People v. Binasing, G.R. No. 221439, July 4, 2018
o People v. Romy Lim y Miranda, G.R. No. 23189, September 4, 2018
o People v. Barte, G.R. No. 179749, March 30, 2017
o People v. Constantino, Jr. GR No. 199689, March 12, 2014

Buy bust/ buy bust money/surveillance

o Cruz v. People, G.R. No. 164580, February 6, 2009
o People v. Gonzales, G.R. No. 143805, April 11, 2002

Plea bargaining in drugs cases

o Estipona, Jr. v. Lobrigo, et al., G.R. No. 226679, August 15, 2017

Probation
o Padua v. People, G.R. No. 168546, July 23, 2008

• Section 20
o PDEA v. Brodett and Joseph, G.R. No. 196390, September 28, 2011
• Section 36 constitutionality
o Social Justice Society (SJS) v. Dangerous Drugs Board and Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency. G.R. No. 157870, November 3, 2008
o Atty. Manuel J. Laserna, Jr. v. Dangerous Drug Board and Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency. G. R. No. 158633, November 3, 2008

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 o Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr. v. Commission of Elections G. R. No. 161658,
November 3, 2008
o Jamie Dela Cruz vs. People, G.R. No. 200748, decided July 23, 2014

Cases on Conviction
o People v. Martinez, G.R. No. 191366, December 13, 2010
o Ambre v. People, G.R. No. 191532, August 15, 2012
o People v. Andaya, G.R. No. 183700, October 13, 2014

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