Plea Bargain - RA 9165
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:
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
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).
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