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United States Vs. Vicente F. Sotelo 028 Phil 147

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. VICENTE F. SOTELO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 9791 | 1914-10-03

D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J.:

On the 5th day of January, 1911, the prosecuting attorney of the city of Manila presented a complaint against the said defendant, charging him with the crime of estafa. The complaint alleged: "That on or about January 2, 1914, in the city of Manila, Philippine Islands, the said Vicente F. Sotelo, having received from' one Manuel Araneta for safe-keeping, on commission or for administration, a plain gold ring set with three diamonds, valued at P250, the property of the said Manuel Araneta, for the purpose of selling it and delivering the proceeds thereby derived to the said Manuel Araneta within a period of...