G.R. No. 250610 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. FRANCIS VALENCIA Y LORENZO AND RYAN ANTIPUESTO, ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, in the light of the foregoing, the accused FRANCIS LORENZO VALENCIA and RYAN ANTIPUESTO are hereby GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the offense of illegal sale of 12.53 grams of shabu in violation of Section 5, Article II of [Republic Act No.] 9165 and are hereby each sentenced to suffer a penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00). The one (1) heat-sealed transparent sachet with markings "FLV/RA BB-01-16-16" containing 12.53 grams of shabu is hereby confiscated and forfeited in favor of the government and to be disposed of in accordance with law. In the service of sentence, the accused FRANCISCO LORENZO VALENCIA and RYAN ANTIPUESTO shall be credited with the full time during which they have undergone preventive imprisonment, provide they agree voluntarily in writing to abide by the same disciplinary rules imposed upon convicted prisoners. SO ORDERED.