G.R. No. 45346 - JANUARY 1937 - PHILIPPINE JURISPRUDENCE CASE NUMBERCASE TITLE G.R. No. 45346January 30, 1937 People of the Philippines vs. Engracia Silverio G.R. No. 43148January 30, 1937 Go Ho Lim vs. Insular Collector of Customs G.R. No. 42623January 30, 1937 Emilio Quisumbing vs. Pedro Tanglao G.R. No. 45366January 29, 1937 In re: Augusto H. Tuason, et al. vs. Antonio Ma. R. Barreto, et al. G.R. No. 45358January 29, 1937 People of the Philippines vs. , et al. G.R. No. 44302January 29, 1937 In re: Manuel Liwag, et al. G.R. No. 43690January 29, 1937 In re: Pedro Lim. Collector of Internal Revenue vs. Patrocinio Lim de Bautista G.R. No. 43299January 29, 1937 Raymundo Meris Morales vs. Nemesio Fontanos, et al. G.R. No. 23243January 26, 1937 Virginia Yumul vs. Cayetano Rivera, et al. G.R. No. 45419January 19, 1937 Mateo Santos, et al. vs. People of the Philippine G.R. No. 44106January 19, 1937 Government of the Philippine Islands vs. Jose G. Vaca, et al. G.R. No. 43246January 19, 1937 Patricio Contreras, et al. vs. Juan V. Molina, et al. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. People of the Philippines vs. Engracia Silverio Go Ho Lim vs. Insular Collector of Customs Emilio Quisumbing vs. Pedro Tanglao In re: Augusto H. Tuason, et al. vs. Antonio Ma. R. Barreto, et al. People of the Philippines vs. , et al. In re: Manuel Liwag, et al. In re: Pedro Lim. Collector of Internal Revenue vs. Patrocinio Lim de Bautista Raymundo Meris Morales vs. Nemesio Fontanos, et al. Virginia Yumul vs. Cayetano Rivera, et al. Mateo Santos, et al. vs. People of the Philippine Government of the Philippine Islands vs. Jose G. Vaca, et al. Patricio Contreras, et al. vs. Juan V. Molina, et al. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc.

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila

EN BANC

G.R. No. L-45346             January 30, 1937

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,plaintiff-appellee,
vs.
ENGRACIA SILVERIO (alias ENGRACIA DE SANTOS, ENGRACIA SANTOS),defendant-appellant.

Eriberto de Silva for appellant.
Undersecretary of Justice Melencio for appellee.

ABAD SANTOS,J.:

Having pleaded guilty to an information charging her with the crime ofestafa, the appellant was sentenced by the Court of First Instance of Manila to six months and one day ofprision correccional, to indemnify the offended party in the sum of P205, with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay the costs.

In support of this appeal it is now contended that the lower court erred in not appreciating in favor of the appellant the mitigating circumstances of her having entered a plea of guilty. This contention is without merit. The amount alleged in the information to have been embezzled or misappropriated by the appellant is P205. The penalty prescribed for the offense thus committed isarresto mayorin its maximum period toprision correccionalin its minimum period. (Revised Penal Code, article 315, case 3.) Appreciating in favor of the appellant the mitigating circumstances of plea of guilty, the prescribed penalty should be impose in its minimum period, that is, from four months and one days ofarresto mayorto one year ofprision correccional. It is within the sound discretion of trial court to fix the penalty within the range allowed by law. The penalty of six months and one day ofprision correccionalimposed upon the appellant is within the proper range.

The judgment appealed from is, therefore, affirmed with costs against the appellant. So ordered.

Avanceña, C.J., Villa-Real, Imperial, Diaz, Laurel and Concepcion, JJ., concur.