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2007-06-21 |
SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J. |
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| Petitioner, in praying for his acquittal, begs us to exercise mercy and compassion on him considering that he is a good man who has encountered so much pain and suffering in his life. While we sympathize with his seeming misfortunes, we cannot exonerate him. Courts are not the forum to plead for sympathy. The duty of courts is to apply the law, disregarding their feeling of sympathy or pity for an accused. The remedy is elsewhere - clemency from the executive or an amendment of the law by the legislature, but surely, at this point, we cannot but apply the law.[8] | |||||