Penal - Rol N° O-415-2019

This document details a legal case regarding a charge of cattle rustling (abigeato). The defendant, Juan Carlos Carabante Rivas, was found guilty of stealing a horse from Rodrigo Alberto Kemp Guerrero. The theft involved cutting perimeter fencing, appropriating the animal, and subsequently arranging its sale with an accomplice, Raúl Evaristo Salgado Catalán, who facilitated the necessary documentation. The horse was sold for a fraction of its appraised value. The court classified the act as consummated abigeato under articles 448 bis, 448 ter, and 443 of the Penal Code. The sentence imposed was 541 days of lesser prison time (grado medio), a fine equivalent to one-third of a tax unit (UTM), and accessory penalties. The prison sentence was substituted with partial nighttime confinement, with the possibility of daytime electronic monitoring or supervised home confinement if monitoring is not feasible. The defendant was exempted from costs due to agreeing to a simplified proceeding. The document outlines the sentence details, conditions for substitute penalties, and consequences of non-compliance, including the obligation to pay a fine or face effective imprisonment.

• Datos básicos del caso:

  • Tribunal: Juzgado de Garantía de Río Negro.
  • RIT: 415-2019.
  • RUC: 1900026094-3.
  • Fecha de la sentencia: 19 de mayo de 2022.
  • Tipo de procedimiento: Simplificado.
  • Materia: Abigeato.

• Hechos acreditados:

  • Fecha: 29 de diciembre de 2018, en la noche.
  • Lugar: Fundo Las Lomas, sector Casa de Lata, comuna de Río Negro.
  • Conducta: Nombre ingresó al fundo, propiedad de Nombre, cortando el alambrado perimetral. Sustrajo un caballo percherón, alazán, de seis años, avaluado en $800.000, con ánimo de lucro y sin consentimiento del dueño. Posteriormente acordó con Raúl Evaristo Salgado Catalán el traslado y venta del animal, facilitando este último la documentación necesaria. El caball...