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People Of The Phil. Islands Vs. Catalino Teves 044 Phil 275

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CATALINO TEVES, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 19603 | 1922-12-29

D E C I S I O N


OSTRAND, J.:

The defendant is accused of the crime of falsification of public documents, the information alleging:

"That on or about the period between January 1st and April 30th, 1921, in the municipality of Dumaguete, Province of Oriental Negros, P. I., and within the jurisdiction of this court the said accused being the warden of the provincial prison of this province did at that time and place willfully, unlawfully and feloniously commit the crime of falsification of public documents by making an untruthful statement of facts and by simulating the intervention of persons who had not intervened in various public...