[ SC CIRCULAR NO. 31-97, May 15, 1997 ]

[ SC CIRCULAR NO. 31-97, May 15, 1997 ]

[ SC CIRCULAR NO. 31-97, May 15, 1997 ]

TO

: ALL JUDGES OF SPECIAL COURTS FOR KIDNAPPING, ROBBERY, CARNAPPING, DANGEROUS DRUGS CASES AND OTHER HEINOUS CRIMES

SUBJECT : AMENDMENT OF AO# 104-96 DATED OCTOBER 21, 1996, WITH RESPECT TO "VIOLATIONS OF DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT" OF 1972, AS AMENDED

For the information and guidance of all concerned, quoted hereunder is the pertinent portion of the resolution of the Court En Bane in Administrative Matter No. 96-11-421-RTC RE: Request of Judge Jose Catral Mendoza, RTC, Br. 219, Quezon City, dated April 15, 1997, to wit:

" xxx the Court Resolved to AMEND Administrative Order No. 104-96, dated October 21, 1996, with respect ' only to the "violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended, if the imposable penalty is Reclusion Perpetua to death. Thus, if the imposable penalty is below Reclusion Perpetua, the drug related cases will be raffled among the regular courts as ordinary criminal cases. "

For Immediate compliance.

May 15, 1997.

(SGD. )ALFREDO L. BENIPAYO Court Administrator