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RODEL LUZ y ONG, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES,1 respondent.
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* SECOND DIVISION.
1 The Petition was originally captioned as Rodel Luz y Ong v. Hon. Court
of Appeals, Hon. Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Branch 21, Naga City.
However, under Section 4, Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, the petition must
state the full name of the appealing party as the petitioner and the adverse
party as respondent, without impleading the lower courts or judges thereof
either as petitioners or respondents.
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SERENO,J.:
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45
seeking to set aside the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision in
CA-G.R. CR No. 32516 dated 18 February 20112 and
Resolution dated 8 July 2011.
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2 Penned by Associate Justice Ricardo R. Rosario and concurred in by
Associate Justices Hakim S. Abdulwahid and Samuel H. Gaerlan.
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3 Rollo, p. 91.
4 Docketed as Criminal Case No. RTC 2003-0087; Rollo, pp. 90-102.
5 See Section 11, Republic Act No. (R.A.) 9165, or the Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.
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6 Rollo, p. 101.
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7 Rollo, p. 23.
8 Id., at p. 96.
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12 PNPM-DO-DS-3-1 dated March 2010.
13 468 U.S. 420 (1984).
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torist and the officer, and the length of time the procedure
is conducted. It ruled as follows:
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14 Morales, Jr. v. Enrile, 206 Phil. 466; 121 SCRA 538 (1983).
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15 People v. Bolasa, 378 Phil. 1073, 1078-1079; 321 SCRA 459, 464-
465 (1999).
16 See People v. Macalaba, 443 Phil. 565; 395 SCRA 461 (2003).
17 Caballes v. Court of Appeals, 424 Phil. 263; 373 SCRA 221 (2002).
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18 RTC Decision, Rollo, p. 91.
19 Caballes v. Court of Appeals, 424 Phil. 263; 373 SCRA 221 (2002).
20 People v. Sy Chua, 444 Phil. 757; 396 SCRA 657 (2003).
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21 525 U.S. 113 (1998).
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22 People v. Lapitaje, 445 Phil. 729; 397 SCRA 674 (2003).
23 1987 Const., Art. III, Sec. 2.
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24 Valdez v. People, G.R. No. 170180, 23 November 2007, 538 SCRA
611.
25 People v. Martinez, G.R. No. 191366, 13 December 2010, 637 SCRA
791.
26 Id.
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