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Attempted Estafa: People vs. Balmores by Kat Jolejole is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The Supreme Court of the Philippines upheld the conviction and sentence of Rafael Balmores for attempted estafa through falsification of a Philippine Charity Sweepstakes ticket. Balmores pleaded guilty to altering a 1/8 ticket unit by removing the original number and writing a prize-winning number. The Court found the crime was not impossible as the alteration was obvious but could have succeeded if undetected. It acknowledged the penalty was severe given the circumstances but said it had no discretion to i

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Kat Jolejole

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