Penal - Rol O-480-2018

This document details a criminal case, RIT 480-2018, heard by the Tribunal de Juicio Oral en lo Penal de Antofagasta. The defendant, Nombre, was charged with theft. The court found that on January 22, 2017, the defendant, along with Patricio Fernández Arce and David Arenas Morales, stole a 50-inch Haier television valued at $299,990 from the Falabella store at Mall Plaza de Antofagasta. The theft was premeditated and carried out with intent to profit. The defendants were apprehended the following day in a residence with the stolen item. The court classified the offense as theft under articles 432 and 446 n° 2 of the Penal Code. The defendant was found guilty as an author and sentenced to 819 days of lesser imprisonment, a fine of six monthly tax units, and the accessory penalty of suspension from public office during the sentence. The defendant, Eduardo Alexis Lepicheo Lepicheo, 31 years old and a painter, had a prior conviction for theft (RIT 4910-2016). The court considered the aggravating circumstance of recidivism, leading to the application of the maximum penalty within the prescribed range. The defense argued for the inadmissibility of evidence due to improper police procedures, but the court rejected this, finding the evidence admissible based on justified police action and witness testimonies. The defendant did not qualify for alternative sentencing and was ordered to serve the prison sentence effectively. The multa could be paid in installments, with substitute detention for non-payment.

• Datos básicos del caso: * Tribunal: Tribunal de Juicio Oral en lo Penal de Antofagasta. * RIT: 480-2018. * RUC: 1700078936-4. * Fecha de la sentencia: 17 de noviembre de 2020. * Tipo de procedimiento: Juicio oral por hurto.

• Hechos acreditados: * El 22 de enero de 2017, alrededor de las 18:00 horas, Nombre, junto con Nombre y Nombre, sustrajeron un televisor Haier de 50 pulgadas, avaluado en $299.990, de la tienda Falabella en el Mall Plaza de Antofagasta. * El acusado y los otros dos sujetos se concertaron previamente para cometer el delito. * El televisor fue sustraído sin la voluntad de su dueño y con ánimo de lucro. * El acusado y sus acompañantes fueron sorprendidos al día ...