Penal - Rol N° O-1395-2020

This document summarizes a criminal case regarding the illegal possession of ammunition and the alleged appropriation of a vehicle. The defendant, Claudio Enrique Vargas Contreras, was found driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen. A search of the vehicle revealed illegal ammunition. The defendant was charged with illegal possession of ammunition under Chilean law. The court found the defendant guilty and imposed a sentence, which was deemed fulfilled by the time already spent in custody. The case also touches upon legal procedures related to abbreviated proceedings and the potential consequences of illegal arms possession.

Case Details:

• Court: Juzgado de Garantía de Villa Alemana.
• Case Number (RIT): 1395-2020.
• Case Number (RUC): 2000619563-7.
• Date of Judgment: May 10, 2022.
• Procedure Type: Abbreviated.

Facts:

• On June 18, 2020, Claudio Enrique Vargas Contreras was apprehended while driving a Peugeot 207 (license plate CFFF-77) reported as appropriated. During the vehicle search, 12 caliber .38 bullets and one caliber 12 shotgun shell were found.

Legal Classification and Sentence:

• Crime: Illegal possession of ammunition (Article 9 in relation to Article 2 of Law No. 17.798).
• Sentence: 541 days of minor imprisonment (medium degree) with the accessory penalty of suspension from public office during the sentence period.

Benefits Granted:

• The sentence was considered served due to the time spent under precautionary measures.
• The defendant was exempted from paying costs.

Defendant Information:

• Name: Claudio Enrique Vargas Contreras.
• ID Number (RUT): 15.521.701-4.

Relevant Legal Provisions:

• Penal Code: Articles 1, 7, 15, 18, 25, 30, 31, 50, 67, 69, and 70.
• Code of Criminal Procedure: Articles 47, 297, 348, 406 onwards.
• Law No. 17.798 (Arms Control).
• Law No. 18.216.

• Datos básicos del caso: * Tribunal: Juzgado de Garantía de Villa Alemana. * RIT: 1395-2020. * RUC: 2000619563-7. * Fecha de la sentencia: 10 de mayo de 2022. * Tipo de procedimiento: Abreviado.

• Hechos acreditados: * Fecha y hora: 18 de junio de 2020, aproximadamente a las 11:10 horas. * Lugar: Dirección, Villa Alemana. * Conducta: Nombre fue encontrado conduciendo el vehículo Peugeot 207, patente CFFF-77, que tenía encargo por apropiación indebida. Al ser revisado el vehículo, se encontró en el asiento trasero una bolsa negra con 12 cartuchos balísticos calibre 38 y un cartucho de escopeta calibre 12, sin percutir y sin permiso para porte.

• Calificación jurídica y pena impuesta: * Delito: Porte ilega...