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PEOPLE Vs Fabro

Berly Fabro y Azucena, Donald Pilay y Calag, and Irene Martin were charged with selling one kilo of dried marijuana leaves to an undercover police officer. The court held that written documents made at the time of a transaction are generally more reliable evidence than oral testimony relying on memory. Furthermore, the Dangerous Drugs Law punishes the delivery of prohibited drugs, so the failure to present marked money was not important. The court also noted that Section 21(b) of the Dangerous Drugs Law punishes conspiracy to sell drugs, which refers to the agreement rather than the actual execution of the sale.

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PEOPLE Vs Fabro

Berly Fabro y Azucena, Donald Pilay y Calag, and Irene Martin were charged with selling one kilo of dried marijuana leaves to an undercover police officer. The court held that written documents made at the time of a transaction are generally more reliable evidence than oral testimony relying on memory. Furthermore, the Dangerous Drugs Law punishes the delivery of prohibited drugs, so the failure to present marked money was not important. The court also noted that Section 21(b) of the Dangerous Drugs Law punishes conspiracy to sell drugs, which refers to the agreement rather than the actual execution of the sale.

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PEOPLE 

v. BERLY FABRO
G.R. No. 114261. February 10, 2000

Appellant Berly Fabro y Azucena, together with her common-law husband Donald Pilay y Calag and
Irene Martin, was charged with the crime of “violation of Section 21 (b) Art. IV, in relation to
Section 4, Art. II of Republic Act No. 6425: sell and/or deliver to PO2 ELLONITO APDUHAN, who
acted as poseur-buyer, one (1) kilo of dried marijuana leaves.

HELD:

As between a writing or document made contemporaneously with a transaction in which are


evidenced facts pertinent to an issue, when admitted as proof of these facts, is ordinarily
regarded as more reliable proof and of greater probative value than oral testimony of a witness as
to such facts based upon memory and recollection. The reason behind this is obvious, human
memory is fallible and its force diminishes with the lapse of time.

It must be stressed, however, that failure to present the marked money is of no great
consequence. The Dangerous Drugs Law punishes the mere act of delivery of prohibited drugs
after the offer to buy by the entrapping officer has been accepted by the prohibited drug seller. It
is clear that Section 21 (b) of R.A. 6425 punishes the mere conspiracy to commit the offense of
selling, delivering, distributing and transporting of dangerous drugs. Conspiracy herein refers to
the mere agreement to commit the said acts and not the actual execution thereof. While the rule
is that a mere conspiracy to commit a crime without doing any overt act is not punishable, the
exception is when such is specifically penalized by law, as in the case of Section 21 of Republic
Act 6425. Conspiracy as crime should be distinguished from conspiracy as a manner of incurring
criminal liability the latter being applicable to the case at bar.

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