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United States Vs. Manuel Francisco 035 Phil 248

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MANUEL FRANCISCO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 11049 | 1916-11-02

D E C I S I O N


CARSON, J.:

The defendant-appellant in this case was convicted in the court below of the misappropriation of public funds as that offense is defined and penalized by Act No. 1740, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment, to pay a fine of P30, with subsidiary imprisonment as prescribed by law in the event of failure to pay this fine, and to the payment of the costs.

The evidence clearly discloses that on the 19th of May, 1915, the accused was administratively suspended from the office of clerk of the Court of First Instance of Nueva Ecija upon a complaint filed with the Attorney-General charging certain irregularities...