Facts:

• On April 25, 1923, a complaint was filed against Jose S. Dizon for misappropriation and falsification in the Justice of the Peace Court of Angeles, Pampanga.
• Dizon, the assistant bookkeeper at the Post Exchange of Camp Stotsenburg, waived his right to a preliminary investigation, leading to the case being forwarded to the Court of First Instance.
• On June 18, 1923, the prosecuting attorney filed an information stating that in January 1922, Dizon altered and falsified entries in the Post Exchange's books and destroyed related documents, resulting in a loss of P3,964.91.
• Dizon was arraigned, tried, and found guilty, receiving a sentence of five years, four months, and twenty-one days of prision correccional, a fine of P50, and an order to indemnify the Post Exchange for the embezzled amount.
• Dizon appealed, claiming the evidence did not support a criminal conviction and that he should only be liable in a civil action, without specifying errors in the trial court's decision.

Issue:

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Ruling:

• The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision, finding that the evidence established Dizon's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
• The court noted that the trial court's findings were consistent with the evidence presented.
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Ratio:

• The Supreme Court's ruling was based on a thorough examination of the evidence, showing that Dizon failed to record significant credit purchases in his personal account, amounting to P3,964.91, constituting falsification of commercial documents under Article 301 of the Penal Code.
• The destruction of chits related to these transa...continue reading