El Pueblo De Puerto Rico v. Diaz Roman, Juan, KLCE202401307

Juan R. Díaz Román was convicted of aggravated robbery under Article 190 of the Puerto Rico Penal Code.
Díaz Román filed a motion in the Trial Court (Sala Superior de Ponce) seeking to have his sentence reduced by applying mitigating circumstances under Article 67 of the Penal Code.
The Trial Court denied his motion, finding no new mitigating circumstances had arisen since sentencing.
Díaz Román sought review from the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals through a certiorari petition, aiming to overturn the trial court’s denial.
The Court of Appeals reviewed the record, focusing on whether the trial court erred or abused its discretion in denying relief.
The appellate panel resolved the petition summarily, without further proceedings, under Rule 7(B)(5) of its rules.

Issue	Díaz Román's Argument	Commonwealth's Argument	Held
Should mitigating circumstances be applied under Article 67 to reduce Díaz Román’s sentence?	New mitigating factors should justify a reduced sentence.	No new mitigating factors exist; the original sentencing was proper.	No grounds for relief; trial court's decision affirmed.

Torres González v. Zaragoza Meléndez, 211 DPR 821 (P.R. 2023) (discusses certiorari as an extraordinary procedural vehicle and its discretionary nature)
Medina Nazario v. McNeil Healthcare LLC, 194 DPR 723 (P.R. 2016) (addresses standards for appellate intervention via certiorari)
García v. Padró, 165 DPR 324 (P.R. 2005) (certiorari scope and requirements for intervention)
Municipio v. JRO Construction, 201 DPR 703 (P.R. 2019) (standards for reasonable discretion in appellate review)