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Plea Bargain RA 9165
Plea Bargain RA 9165
ALLAN D. REYES
Respondent.
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2. That in the recent case of Estipona, Jr. vs. Hon. Lobrigo1, the Supreme
Court declared the prohibition on plea bargaining for drug cases
unconstitutional, the dispositive portion of which reads:
3. That said recent jurisprudence now allows the accused to enter into plea
bargaining with the prosecution and appears beneficial to the cause of
the accused;
4. That, given said development, the accused desires to plead guilty to the
offense of violation of Section 11, Article II of R.A. 9165 (Possession
of Dangerous Drugs) in lieu of his plea of not guilty in the Information
for Violation of Section 5, Article II, R.A. No. 9165 (Sale, Trading,
Administration, Dispensation, Delivery, Distribution and Transportation
1
G.R. No. 226679, August 15, 2017
of Dangerous Drugs and/or Controlled Precursors and Essential
Chemicals);
5. That the penalty for such lesser offense is twelve years and one day to
twenty years and a fine ranging from Three hundred thousand pesos
(P300,000.00) to Four hundred thousand pesos (P400,00.00), the accused
having been found to be in possession of less than five (5) grams of
methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu”; and
P R A Y E R
ELLA D.R. KO
Counsel for the Accused
NOTIFICATION
Greetings:
Please submit the foregoing motion and schedule the hearing thereof on
October 16, 2017 at 9:30 in the morning for the approval of the Most
Honorable Court.
2
Ladino v. Garcia, 333 Phil. 254, 258 (1996); see also A.M. No. 03-1-09-SC dated July 13, 2004 (RE: PROPOSED
RULE ON GUIDELINES TO BE OBSERVED BY TRIAL COURT JUDGES AND CLERKS OF COURT IN
THE CONDUCT OF PRE-TRIAL AND USE OF DEPOSITION-DISCOVERY MEASURES).
3
People of the Philippines v. Mamarion, 459 Phil. 51, 75 (2003).
APP KYLE SANTIAGO
Office of the Provincial Prosecutor
Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
Please take note that the foregoing motion shall be submitted for hearing
on November 23, 2017 at 9:30 in the morning for the approval of the
Honorable Court.