Practice question
An information’s facts allege an accountable public officer’s conversion of government funds through altered public checks. It is titled estafa through falsification. Under Reyes, may the title alone prevent examination of the correctly alleged public-fund offense?
- No; the controlling factual averments and notice must be examined
- Yes; captions always override facts
- Yes; public funds must always be treated as private property
- Yes; every altered check proves only theft
- Yes; the accused needs no factual notice
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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