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Petitioner Jacinto was convicted of qualified theft for depositing a check worth PHP 10,000 that was issued to her employer Mega Foam. She claimed this was an impossible crime. The Supreme Court agreed, finding that while Jacinto performed acts to steal the check, its accomplishment was impossible since the check bounced, making it worthless. The Court found the elements of an impossible crime were met: the act was against property, done with evil intent, but impossible to accomplish due to the extraneous c

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elCris

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