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United States vs. Fernando Nieto

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FERNANDO NIETO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 2607 | 1906-02-02

D E C I S I O N


CARSON, J.:

Fernando Nieto, the appellant in this case, was charged with the falsification of a public document, with abuse of his office as municipal president.

It appears that the accused, who at that time was president of the municipality of Meycauayan, bought a typewriter for the use of the said municipality for which he paid $90, gold, and at the same time caused the vendors to sign a receipt and a reimbursement voucher setting out the facts connected with the sale of the machine and the amount paid therefor. It appears further that the accused changed the amount as set out in the receipt and voucher from $90,...