G.R. No. 254208 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. MA. DEL PILAR ROSARIO C. CASA A.K.A. "MARFY CALUMPANG," "MADAM," AND "MAH-MAH," ACCUSED-.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

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WHEREFORE, in the light of the foregoing, the Court hereby renders judgment as follows: 1. In Criminal Case No. 2015-23066, the accused MA. DEL PILAR ROSARIO C. CASA a.k.a "Marfy Calumpang," "Madam," "Mah-mah" is hereby found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the offense of illegal sale and delivery of 0.13 gram of shabu in violation of Section 5, Article II of RA 9165 and is hereby 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 plastic sachet with markings "MC-BB 7/21/15" containing 0.13 gram of shabu is hereby confiscated and forfeited in favor of the government and to be disposed of in accordance with law. 2. In Criminal Case No. 2015-23067, the accused MA. DEL PILAR ROSARIO C. CASA a.k.a "Marfy Calumpang," "Madam," "Mah-mah" is hereby found GUILTY beyond reasonable doubt of the offense of illegal possession of 10.99 grams of shabu in violation of Section 11, Article II of RA 9165 and is hereby sentenced to suffer a penalty of life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Four Hundred Thousand Pesos (P400,000.00). The eleven (11) heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets with markings "MC-P1 7/21/15" to "MC-P11 7/21/15," respectively, containing an approximate aggregate weight of 10.99 grams of shabu are 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 MA. DEL PILAR ROSARIO C. CASA a.k.a "Marfy Calumpang," "Madam," "Mah-mah" shall be credited with the full time during which she has undergone preventive imprisonment, provided she agrees voluntarily in writing to abide by the same disciplinary rules imposed upon convicted prisoners. SO ORDERED.