Practice question
A private accused knowingly joins an accountable officer’s falsification of public checks to make the government pay nonexistent obligations. All necessary allegations and proof are established. Is private status alone a complete answer to the complex-malversation analysis?
- No
- Yes; no civilian can ever be implicated
- Yes; all public-officer components disappear
- Yes; the check alterations become lawful
- Yes; proof of conspiracy must be disregarded
Legal references
- People v Reyes GR260030 May19,2025 MAIN, Article48 and public-fund falsification: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/may2025/gr_260030_2025.html
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