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People vs. Montierro y Ventocilla [CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION, SINGH, J.]

[ G.R. No. 254564. July 26, 2022 ] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. ERICK MONTIERRO Y VENTOCILLA, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 254974] CYPHER BALDADERA Y PELAGIO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [A.M. No. 21-07-16-SC] RE: LETTER OF THE PHILIPPINE JUDGES ASSOCIATION EXPRESSING ITS CONCERN OVER THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THE DECISIONS IN G.R. NO. 247575 AND G.R. NO. 250295 [A.M. No. 18-03-16-SC] RE: LETTER OF ASSOCIATE JUSTICE DIOSDADO M. PERALTA ON THE SUGGESTED PLEA BARGAINING FRAMEWORK SUBMITTED BY THE PHILIPPINE JUDGES ASSOCIATION

G.R. No. 254564 | 2022-07-26

CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION


SINGH, J.:

In the consolidated cases, the accused Erick Montierro y Ventocilla (Montierro) and Cypher Baldadera y Pelagio (Baldadera) were charged with Violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, or the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002" (RA 9165), as amended, before the Regional Trial Court, Branch 54, Naga City (RTC).[1] Both Montierro and Baldadera, prompted by the Supreme Court's decision in Estipona v. Lobrigo,[2] filed their respective proposals for plea bargaining, adopting the provisions of A.M. No. 18-03-16-SC, or the...