Penal - Rol O-105-2020

This document details a legal case regarding drug trafficking of small quantities.

Key aspects covered include:

• Case details: Tribunal, RUC, RIT, Date, Procedure type.
• Established facts: The sequence of events involving the accused, the delivery of cannabis, findings at his residence including cocaine, and cash.
• Legal qualification and sentence: Trafficking of small quantities of cannabis and possession of cocaine, with a sentence of 540 days and a fine.
• Granted benefits: Suspension of public office, installment payment of fine, conditional remission of sentence, and forfeiture of seized items.
• Accused's background: Name, age, occupation, criminal record (none).
• Mitigating/aggravating factors: Prior good conduct and substantial cooperation were considered as mitigating factors, leading to a reduced sentence and conditional remission.
• Arguments: Prosecution argued for a harsher sentence based on quantity and variety of drugs. Defense argued for micro-trafficking and conditional remission.
• Court's reasoning: Based on police testimony, documents, and expert reports, the court reclassified the offense to micro-trafficking, considering drug quantity, purity, retail sales, and lack of large-scale trafficking indicators. Mitigating factors influenced the sentence.
• Relevant legal provisions: Articles from Law 20.000 (drug trafficking) and the Penal Code regarding sentencing, aggravating/mitigating circumstances, and forfeiture were cited.
• Conditions for suspension: Reporting to a social reintegration center and complying with legal conditions.
• Consequences of non-compliance: Revocation of conditional remission and execution of the full prison sentence.
• Appeals: No information on appeals filed.

• Datos básicos del caso: * Tribunal: Tribunal de Juicio Oral en lo Penal de Viña del Mar. * RUC: N°1801128373-6. * RIT: N°105-2020. * Fecha: 9 de noviembre de 2020. * Tipo de procedimiento: Juicio Oral.

• Hechos acreditados: * El 15 de noviembre de 2018, a las 18:35 horas aproximadamente, funcionarios de la PDI, tras vigilancia en el domicilio de Nombre en Dirección, observaron una acción de "pasamanos" donde Apellido entregó a Nombre una bolsa de nylon con 1,1 gr. netos de cannabis sativa. Morales indicó que la compró al acusado. * Apellido, al ser controlado, tenía en sus zapatillas una bolsa con 0,8 gr. netos de cannabis sativa y $44.000 en efectivo. * A las 20:20 horas, con autorización judicial, se realizó registro en el domicilio, encontrando en un dormitorio dos balanzas digitales y una bolsa con 187,6 gramos netos de cocaína clorhidrato.

• Calificación jurídica y pena impuesta: * Calificación: Tráfico ilícito de pequeñas cantidades de estupefacientes, en su modalidad de transferencia y porte de cannabis sativa y posesión de cocaína clorhidrato, previsto en el artículo 4 de la Ley 20.000, en grado de consumado. * Pena: 540 días de presidio menor en su...