PLEA BARGAINING SA DRUGS

PLEA BARGAINING SA DRUGS. GINDULA NA BALA ANG PLEA BARGAINING SA DRUGS?.

2 CASES. 1. Nurullaje Sayre vs. Hon. Dax Gonzaga Xenos (Sayre Case): February 18, 2020 2. People of the Philippines vs. Edwin Comprado (Comprado Case): November 16, 2020.

Sayre Case. Tatlo kaso ni Sayre, puro drug-related: Section 5 (sale of illegal drugs) : 0.1029 grams of shabu Section 11 (possession of illegal drugs) : 0.8489 grams of shabu Section 12 (possession of drug paraphernalia): isa ka tooter.

Plea Bargaining Proposal. PROPOSAL NI SAYRE PROPOSAL SANG PROSECUTION SEC. 5 ? SEC. 12 (6mos to 4 yrs) SEC. 5 ? SEC. 11 (12 YRS TO 14 YRS AND 8 MONTHS, 300K FINE) SEC. 11 ? SEC. 12 (6mos to 4 yrs) SEC. 11 ? SEC. 12 (6 mos to 4 yrs) SEC. 12 ? SEC. 15 (6mos rehab) PLEAD AS CHARGED.

Basehan sa plea-bargaining. IYA SANG SUPREME COURT: OCA CIRCULAR NO. 90-2018, kag IYA SANG DOJ (PROSECUTORS): DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. 027.

Issue: Section 5 Plea. Wala nag pasugot ang prosecution nga i-plea bargain si Sayre sang section 5 nga kaso (sale of illegal drugs) to section 12 (possession of drug paraphernalia). Gusto sang prosecution i-plea bargain niya sa section 11.

Pwede man gali, pero. PENALTIES: 5 ? 12: 6 months and 1 day to 4 years lang 5 ? 11: 12 years and 1 day to 14 years and 8 months + Fine.

Ano ang natabo?. Gin deny sang judge ang plea bargaining proposal ni Sayre kag gin schedule ang kaso for Pre-Trial Tungod sini, gin pasaka ni Sayre ang kaso sa Supreme Court.

Ruling sang Supreme Court. Ang plea bargaining, kinanglan MUTUAL AGREEMENT sang parties (akusado, prosecution) Tungod kay wala nag approve ang prosecution, wala nalab-ot ang mutual agreement Resulta: Dayun ang kaso, hearingon gid kay wala mutual agreement sa plea bargain.

Comprado Case. Isa lang ang kaso ni Comprado: Violation of Section 5 (sale of illegal drugs) : 0.149 grams of shabu.

Plea Bargaining Story. Nag submit plea bargain si Comprado: from section 5 to section 12, based sa Supreme Court Guidelines Ano hambal sang prosecution? Indi sila mag pasugot. Gusto nila, i-plea bargain sa section 11, based sa ila DOJ Guidelines.

Ano ang natabo sa RTC?. Gin paboran sang judge sa RTC ang plea bargain ni Comprado maskin nag object ang prosecution Gin re-arraign si Comprado kag nag plead siya guilty sa section 12.

Paano nag abot ang kaso sa Supreme Court?. Gin appeal sang prosecution ang kaso, hambal nila, ang judge “acted with grave abuse of discretion”.

Ano ang natabo sa Supreme Court?. Gin baliskad ang desisyon san RTC nga ga pasugot sa plea bargain ni Comprado Hambal sang Supreme Court, gin abuso sang RTC ang iya nga “discretion” sang gin pasugtan ya ang plea-bargaining ni Comprado maski nag oppose ang prosecution Ang kaso gin balik sa RTC for trial.

Requisites of Plea-Bargaining. 1. Consent or pahintugot sang offended party 2. Consent sang Prosecutor 3. Plea of guilty to a lesser offence necessarily included in the offense charged 4. Approval of the court.

“Mutual agreement”. Kinanglan mapasugot si fiscal Kun wala mutual agreement, indi pwede madayun ang plea-bargaining Kun pasugtan ini sang korte, void ab initio ini Resulta: resume or ipadayon gid ang trial.

PAO Motion for Reconsideration. Si PAO Chief Persida Rueda-Acosta, iya gin question ang constitutionality sang ruling ukon desisyon sang Supreme Court sa Comprado case Kay ang ini violative sa due process, equal protection clause kag sa principle of double jeopardy Kun ikumpara sa iban nga kaso (robbery, rape, murder) wala sang private complainant sa drugs case so dapat i-relax ang strict interpretation sang rules of procedure.

Madamo nga salamat!.