United States v. Quinto

CARSON, J.:

The appellant Doroteo Galit Quinto, was convicted of the crime of misappropriation of public funds, as defined and penalized in paragraph 2, article 390, of the Penal Code, upon an information charging the commission of the offense as follows: The said Doroteo Galit Quinto on or before the 11th day of July, 1906, in the municipality of San Pablo, Province of La Laguna, Philippine Islands, being at that time municipal treasurer and deputy of the provincial treasurer, in the said municipality of San Pablo, having in his charge, as such official, public funds, abstracted from the said municipal funds the sum of P1,000 pesos. This contrary to law. On the evening of the 10th day of July 1906, the treasurer of the Province of La Laguna arrived in the town of San Pablo, for the purpose of relieving the accused from his office as municipal treasurer and substituting in his place one Marcos Paulino.

Late that evening, an inventory was made of the funds, supplies, stamps, etc., in the hands of the accused as municipal treasurer and the following provisional statements of the result of this inventory was prepared by the accused and signed by himself and the incoming treasurer: Statement of amounts. Silver P1,000.00 Silver 1,000.00 Silver 289.18 Silver 47.50 Silver 258.00 Paper 462.00 Paper 1,400.00 Paper 520.00 Paper 240.00 Paper 1,402.33 Paper 803.68 Deposit receipt (general) 5,307.77 Deposit receipt (school) 9,497.92 Check 40.30 Exchange for 44 pesos 33.84 Stamps (voucher not prepared) 10.22 Stamps (voucher prepared) 5.62 Memorandum receipt 6.60 Copper coins 2.30 Total