G.R. No. 222559 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. JENNIFER GA-A Y CORONADO, ACCUSED, AQUILA "PAYAT" ADOBAR, ACCUSED-.DECISION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , premises considered, this Court finds that: 1. In Criminal Cases Nos. 2011-422 and 2011-423, for failure of the prosecution to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt, JENNIFER C. GAA is hereby ACQUITTED of the offenses charged. The Warden of the BJMP having custody of JENNIFER C. GAA is hereby directed to immediately release her from detention unless she is accused of other crimes which will justify her continued incarceration. 2. In Criminal Case No. 2011-485, accused AQUILO ADOBAR a.k.a. "Payat" is GUILTY BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT of the offense defined and penalized under Section 5, Article II of R.A. 9165 as charged in the Information, and hereby sentences him to suffer the penalty of Life Imprisonment and to pay the Fine in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos [P500,000.00], without subsidiary penalty in case of non-payment of fine. Let the penalty imposed on accused Adobar be a lesson and an example to all who have the criminal propensity, inclination and proclivity to commit the same forbidden act that crime does not pay, and that the pecuniary gain and benefit, as well as the perverse psychological well­ being which one can derive from selling or manufacturing or trading drugs, or other illegal substance, or from using, or possessing, or just committing any other acts penalized under Republic Act 9165, cannot compensate for the penalty which one will suffer if ever he is prosecuted and penalized to the full extent of the law. SO ORDERED.