Penal - Rol N° O-766-2019

This case summary details a judgment by the Tribunal de Juicio Oral en lo Penal de Iquique concerning drug trafficking. The defendant, Carlos Andrés Jiménez Mejía, was apprehended on a bus with a significant quantity of marijuana. The court found him guilty of trafficking under Law 20.000 and imposed a sentence of four years' imprisonment, along with accessory penalties and a fine. However, the sentence was substituted with intensive supervised release. The court considered mitigating factors, including irreproachable prior conduct and substantial cooperation. The defense did not dispute the facts but focused on mitigating circumstances and sentence substitution. Key evidence included forensic, testimonial, and documentary proof. The decision was based on established facts, the defendant's participation, mitigating factors, and a social report. The case involved specific legal articles from laws related to narcotics, criminal code, criminal procedure, and sentencing.

• Datos básicos del caso:

• Tribunal: Tribunal de Juicio Oral en lo Penal de Iquique.
• RIT: 766-2019
• RUC: 1900363589-1
• Fecha: 11 de diciembre de 2019.
• Tipo de procedimiento: Juicio oral.

• Hechos acreditados:

• Fecha: 3 de abril de 2019, aproximadamente a las 10:48 horas.
• Lugar: Ruta 5 Norte, km. 1839, comuna de Huara.
• Conductas: Nombre fue fiscalizado como pasajero de un bus interurbano. Se le encontró transportando 17 paquetes con 9.335 gramos netos de marihuana, ocultos en su equipaje.

• Calificación jurídica y pena impuesta:

• Delito: Tráfico ilícito de estupefacientes, previsto en el artículo 3° en relación con el artículo 1° de la Ley 20.000.
• Pena: Cuatro años de presidio menor en su gr...