Crimes against Public Interest Flashcards
When in a government document, the signature of the president is forged… what is the crime?
Not falsification, but forging the signature of the Chief Executive
When Chief Executive left his secretary a signature in blank, and a document is written above it, what crime is committed?
Falsification by a public official or private individual, NOT forging signature of Chief Executive
Coin
piece of metal stamped with certain marks and made current at a certain value
False or Counterfeited coin
if it is FORGED or if it is NOT AUTHORIZED by the Govt AS LEGAL TENDER, regardless of its intrinsic value
Counterfeiting
IMITATION of a legal or GENUINE coin; may contain more silver than ordinary coin
imitation of the PECULIAR DESIGN of a GENUINE COIN
Import
to bring them into port; importation is complete BEFORE entry at Customs House
To utter
to PASS counterfeited coins; includes their DELIVERY or ACT OF GIVING THEM AWAY
DAMAGE to another is NOT NECESSARY
there must be NO CONSIDERATION
A coin is uttered
when it is paid, when the offender is caught counting the counterfeited coins preparatory to the act of delivering them, even though utterer may not obtain the gain he intended
Kinds of coins the counterfeiting of which is punished
1) silver coin of PH or coin of BSP (10 centavo above)
2) coin of minor coinage of PH or BSP (below 10 centavo)
3) coin of the currency of a foreign country (not only legal tender but also OUT OF CIRCULATION)
Mutilation
to take off part of the metal either by filing it or substituting it for another metal of inferior quality
to DIMINISH by ingenuous means the METAL IN THE COIN (diminishes intrinsic value_
takes advantage of the metal abstracted
Possession of or uttering false coin does not require that the counterfeited coin is legal tender, but if coin being uttered or possess with intent to utter is MUTILATED coin,
it must be legal tender coin;
possession = including constructive
obligation or security
BCNC
TFC
BCDO
1) bonds
2) certificate of indebtedness
3) national bank notes – money bills issued by BSP
4) coupons
5) PH notes
6) treasury notes
7) fractional notes
8) certificates of deposit
9) bills
10) checks
11) drafts for money
12) other representatives of value of whatever denomination which may/have been issued under any act of Congress
Forging
committed by giving to a treasury or bank note or any instrument payable to bearer or to order the appearance of true and genuine document
Falsification
committed by erasing, substituting, counterfeiting or altering by any means, the figures, letters, words, signs contained
Forging v Falsificaion
Forge = to make it appear that a false instrument by is genuine by giving it appearance of a genuine one
Falsify = erasing, altering
Importation of false or forged obligations or notes
obligations or notes are forged/falsified in FOREIGN country and brought to PH
Uttering false/forged O/N
OFFERING O/N knowing them to be false, whether such offer is ACCEPTED OR NOT, with a representation, by words or actions, that they are genuine and with an intent to defraud
**if uttering, MUST BE IN CONNIVANCE
Notes that may be falsified under Forging notes
1) treasury or bank notes
2) certificates
3) other obligations and securities, payable to BEARER
Payable to bearer
ownership is transferred to another by mere delivery to him of such bill
When is an instrument payable to bearer?
EBFDI
1) expressed to be so payable
2) payable to a person named there or bearer
3) payable to order of a FICTITIOUS or NON-EXISTING PERSON and such fact was known to person making it so payable
4) name of the payee DOES NOT PURPORT to be NAME OF ANY PERSON
5) when the ONLY or LAST INDORSEMENT is an INDORSEMENT IN BLANK