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12. A snatched B’s cellphone while the latter was waiting for his grab. What crime/s
The crime committed by A is theft. Under the law, the elements of theft are: (1) that there
be taking of personal property; (2) that said property belongs to another; (3) that the
taking be done with intent to gain; (4) that the taking be done without the consent of the
owner; (5) that the taking be accomplished without the use of violence or intimation of
persons or force upon things. In the case at bar, A merely snatched B’s cellphone without
the use of violence or intimdation and was done without the consent of the latter.
Therefore, A is only liable for the crime of theft.
13. A, a bank teller, appropriate 500k worth if deposit for her personal gain. What crime/s
The crime committed by A is qualified theft. Under the law and jurisprudence, the
possession of the offender as bank teller was the possession of the bank, as she had only
the physical, not the juridical, possession of the money. In the case at bar, A, who is a
bank teller, with grave abuse of confidence, appropriated P500,000 worth of deposit for
her personal gain. Thus, she is liable for the crime of qualified theft by reason of grave
abuse of confidence.