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Plea Bargainingndrugs Case
Plea Bargainingndrugs Case
JUDGMENT
1
judicial discretion is exclusive and is not shared by the prosecutor or the arresting
officer.
Sec. 2 of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 articulates the
purposes for the enactment the anti-illegal drugs law to be the following:
a) To safeguard the well-being of the citizenry particularly the youth from the
harmful effects of dangerous drugs;
b) To pursue an intensive and unrelenting campaign against trafficking and the use
of dangerous drugs and similar substances;
c) To provide effective mechanism or measure to re-integrate into society
individuals who have fallen victims to drug abuse or drug
dependence through treatment and rehabilitation.
EVELYN J. GAMOTIN-NERY
Presiding Judge