G.R. No. 228519 - XIUQUIN SHI, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES. [G.R. No. 231363] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. SUNXIAO XU ALIAS WILLIAM CHUA, WENXIAN HONG ALIAS ANDY HONG, AND XIUQUIN SHI ALIAS KIM SY, SUNXIAO XU ALIAS WILLIAM CHUA, ACCUSED.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered the court renders judgement as follows: 1. In Criminal Case No. 10-0401 for Violation of Sec. 5 Art. II, RA 9165 , the court finds accused SUNXIAO XU alias WILLIAM CHUA y BAUTISTA , and WENXIAN HONG alias ANDY HONG, GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt for selling 496.73 grams of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) and are hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of THREE MILLION PESOS (Php3,000,000.00) each. Accused XIUQUIN SHI alias KIM SY , is hereby found NOT GUILTY , the prosecution having failed to establish her guilt beyond reasonable doubt; 2. In Criminal Case No. 10-0400 for Violation of Sec. 11, Art. II, RA 9165 , the court finds accused SUNXIAO XU alias WILLIAM CHUA y BAUTISTA, WENXIAN HONG alias ANDY HONG and XIUQUIN SY alias KIM SY GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt for possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) in the total of more or less 7006.68 grams and are hereby sentenced to suffer the penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of THREE MILLION PESOS (Php3,000,000.00) each. Further it appearing that the accused SUNXIAO XU alias WILLIAM CHUA y BAUTISTA, WENXIAN HONG alias ANDY HONG are detained at the Special Intensive Care Area (SICA), Metro Manila District Jail (MMDJ), Camp Bagond Diwa, Bicutan, Taguig City and considering the penalty imposed, the OIC Brach Clerk of Court is hereby directed to prepare the Mittimus for their immediate transfer to the New Bilibid Prisons, Muntinlupa City. Also considering that accused XIUQUIN SHI alias KIM SY is detained at the Taguig City Jail Female Dorm, Bicutan, Taguig City and the penalty imposed, the OIC-Branch Clerk of Court is hereby directed to prepare the Mittimus for her immediate transfer to the Correctional Institute for Women, Mandaluyong City. The specimens are forfeited in favor of the government and the OIC­-Branch Clerk of Court is likewise directed to immediately turn over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) the remaining representative samples of the evidences in these cases for proper disposal pursuant to Supreme Court OCA Circular No. 51-2003. SO ORDERED.