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People Of The Phil. Islands Vs. Aw Yong Chiow Soo 043 Phil 942

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. AW YONG CHIOW SOO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-18464 | 1922-10-16

D E C I S I O N


AVANCEá'A, J.:

The appellant was convicted of theft and sentenced by the lower court under paragraph 1 of article 518 in connection with paragraph 2 of article 520 of the Penal Code to eight years and one day of presidio mayor, and to indemnify the Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd., received from its branch office at Kobe, Japan, two bills of exchange Exhibits A and 1 each for 33,300 yen (equivalent in all to P77,801.30) drawn by H. Yamamoto and Co., Ltd., of Kobe, upon the herein accused for the value of certain merchandise. These bills were purchased by the bank for collection, accompanied by the invoices for the...