G.R. No. 176151 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. LOURDERICO ORTIZ DARISAN AND PILAR GAYAS GAUANG.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , the appeal is hereby DENIED. The April 25, 2006 decision of the Court of Appeals is AFFIRMED with MODIFICATION . Lourderico Darisan y Ortiz and Pilar Gauang y Gayas are hereby found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of illegal sale of shabu punishable under Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9165. They are both hereby sentenced to life imprisonment and fined P500,000 without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency. Lourderico Darisan y Ortiz and Pilar Gauang y Gayas are likewise both found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violation of Section 11 of Republic Act No. 9165. They are hereby sentenced to imprisonment for a period of 12 years and one day as minimum to 14 years and eight months as maximum and are fined P300,000 without subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency. The period of detention of both appellants should be given full credit. Let the shabu subject matter of these cases be disposed of in the manner provided by law. SO ORDERED.