Suprema - Rol N° 1645-2006

Sentencia de la Corte Suprema sobre recurso de casación penal, confirmando condena por tráfico de estupefacientes y pena de presidio y multa.

• Nombre, identified as one of several co-defendants, was convicted by the Decimosexto Juzgado del Crimen de Santiago, under cause rol N° 3942-2000.
• The conviction was for the crime of trafficking of narcotic drugs (tráfico de estupefacientes).
• The crime occurred on December 21, 2000.
• The applicable legal norm for the conviction was Article 5 of Law N° 19.366.
• The first instance sentence imposed on Nombre was three years and one day of 'presidio menor en su grado máximo'.
• A fine of 20 monthly tax units (unidades tributarias mensuales) was imposed.
• The sentence also included accessory penalties and costs.
• Nombre filed a cassation appeal in form before the Court of Appeals of Santiago.
• The Court of Appeals of Santiago rejected the cassation appeal i...