Penal - Rol N° O-6487-2017

This document details a preparation for an oral trial and abbreviated procedure case handled by the Octavo Juzgado de Garantía de Santiago. The case involves alleged fraud through the use of counterfeit checks. The defendant, Demmis Andre Muñoz Salinas, is accused of cashing two fake checks for $1,230,000 each at Banco Santander branches in Providencia on July 8, 2013. The victim is identified as Carmen Beatriz Tello Salinas. The legal qualification is the malicious use of a false private commercial instrument, reiterated. The imposed penalty is 541 days of medium-grade minor imprisonment, with the accessory of suspension from public office and a monthly tax unit fine. The sentence is substituted with partial night-time home detention with telemonitoring, or police control if telemonitoring is not feasible. The defendant's RUT is 13.496.094-9 and his occupation is car attendant. The court considered attenuating circumstances such as irreproachable prior conduct and substantial collaboration. The prosecutor requested the abbreviated procedure and the stated penalty, while the defense sought home detention. The court based its decision on the defendant's acceptance of the charges, testimonial and expert evidence, and legal provisions allowing for sentence substitution. Key legal articles cited include those from the Penal Code related to fraud and the Law No. 18.216 for sentence substitution, as well as various articles from the Code of Criminal Procedure. The sentence becomes final if not appealed.

• Datos básicos del caso:

• Tribunal: Octavo Juzgado de Garantía de Santiago.
• RIT: 6.487-2017.
• RUC: 1400737226-5.
• Fecha: 14 de diciembre de 2018.
• Tipo de procedimiento: Preparación de Juicio Oral, resuelto mediante procedimiento abreviado.

• Hechos acreditados:

• Primer hecho: El 8 de julio de 2013, aproximadamente a las 9:27 horas, Nombre cobró un cheque falso por $1.230.000 en la sucursal del Banco Santander de Dirección. El cheque (serie HBV N° 0000794) era falso, con firma contrahecha y extendido a su nombre, causando un perjuicio a la titular de la cuenta, Nombre.
• Segundo hecho: El 8 de julio de 2013, aproximadamente a las 9:49 horas, Nombre cobró otro cheque falso por $1.230.000 en la s...