Penal - Rol N° O-2464-2021

This case file summarizes a simplified procedure at the Iquique Court of Guarantee concerning Joel Enrique Torres Vásquez. The defendant accepted responsibility for forging a power of attorney to sell a vehicle, using it to complete the purchase while the stated seller, Edwin Cristian Espina González, had been deceased for years. Torres Vásquez was found to be the perpetrator of the falsification and malicious use of a public instrument, a crime covered by articles 193, 194, and 196 of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to 61 days of minimum minor imprisonment, with accessory penalties and a one-year conditional sentence. A key benefit granted was the omission of the conviction from his criminal record, as per Article 38 of Law 18.216. The defendant must report to Gendarmerie for one year and adhere to specific conditions. Failure to comply could result in the revocation of the conditional sentence.

• Datos básicos del caso:

• Tribunal: Juzgado de Garantía de Iquique.
• RUC: 1900425252-K.
• RIT: 2464 – 2021.
• Fecha: 29 de junio de 2022.
• Tipo de procedimiento: Simplificado, con sentencia dictada tras aceptación de responsabilidad.

• Hechos acreditados:

• El 3 de abril de 2019, Nombre compareció ante la Notaría Heraclio Rojas Vergara de Alto Hospicio para celebrar un contrato de compraventa, actuando como comprador y en representación de Nombre, vendedor del vehículo PPU BSHB 82-1.
• Apellido presentó una "Carta Poder" fechada el 27 de febrero de 2019, legalizada ante la Notaría Abner Poza Matus de Iquique, en la que supuestamente Apellido le otorgaba poder para vender el vehículo.
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