Penal - Rol O-850-2019

This document details a court case involving the prosecution of Juana Esther Cusi Cuti for drug trafficking.

Key points include:

• Case Details: Held in the Tribunal de Juicio Oral en lo Penal de Iquique, with RUC Nº 1910024647-6 and RIT Nº 850-2019. The trial date was January 17, 2020.
• Offense: Juana Esther Cusi Cuti was found to have transported 606 grams of cocaine internally, discovered on May 23, 2019, at the Quillagua customs complex and the Iquique Hospital.
• Legal Classification & Sentence: Convicted of illicit drug trafficking under Articles 1 and 3 of Law 20.000, as an author under Article 15 N° 1 of the Penal Code. Sentenced to five years and one day of major imprisonment, plus accessory penalties and a fine of TWO MONTHLY TAX UNITS.
• Defendant Information: Juana Esther Cusi Cuti, alias María Méndez Hinojosa, aged 46, born March 30, 1973, Bolivian national, married, and a homemaker. She had a prior conviction for drug trafficking in 2016, for which her sentence was substituted with expulsion from national territory.
• Mitigating & Aggravating Factors: Reincidencia (Article 12 N° 16 of the Penal Code) was an aggravating factor, while substantial collaboration with the investigation (Article 11 N° 9 of the Penal Code) was a mitigating factor. These factors were balanced to impose the minimum sentence.
• Legal Arguments: The prosecution sought a 10-year sentence, while the defense focused on securing the mitigating factor and the minimum penalty.
• Court's Rationale: The court based its decision on expert evidence, testimonies from customs and police officials, and documentation confirming the drug trafficking offense and the defendant's culpability.
• Relevant Legislation: Articles 1 and 3 of Law 20.000, Articles 15 N° 1, 12 N° 16, 11 N° 9, and 68 of the Penal Code, and Articles 31 of the Penal Code and 45 of Law 20.000 were critical.
• Sentence Execution: No alternative sentence substitutions were granted. Time served in pre-trial detention (May 23, 2019 - July 22, 2019) was credited.

• Datos básicos del caso: * Tribunal: Tribunal de Juicio Oral en lo Penal de Iquique. * RUC: Nº 1910024647-6 * RIT: Nº 850-2019 * Fecha: 17 de enero de 2020. * Tipo de procedimiento: Juicio oral por tráfico ilícito de estupefacientes.

• Hechos acreditados: * Conductas: Nombre transportó 122 ovoides con cocaína en su cuerpo, con un peso total de 606 gramos. * Fechas: 23 de mayo de 2019, aproximadamente a las 16:10 horas. * Lugares: Complejo aduanero de Quillagua, Hospital de Iquique.

• Calificación jurídica y pena impuesta: * Delito: Tráfico ilícito de estupefacientes, según artículos 1 y 3 de la Ley 20.000. * Calidad: Autora, según artículo 15 N° 1 del Código Penal. * Pena: Cinco años y un día de presidio mayor en su grado mínimo, más las accesorias de inhabilitación absoluta perpetua para cargos y oficios públicos y derechos políticos e inhabilitación absoluta para profesiones titulares mientras dure la condena y la multa ascendente a DOS UNIDADES TRIBUTARIAS MENSUALES, sin costas.

• Beneficios/medidas accesorias otorgadas: * Dos parcialidades mensuales de 1 UTM para el pago de la multa. * Exención de costas. * Abono del tiem...