30/09/2023
The High Court stressed that to be convicted of the crime of estafa by misappropriation, juridical possession must be established. As held in jurisprudence, juridical possession is possession which gives the transferee a right over the property received, which the transferee may set up even against the owner.
SC Reiterates Mere Material Possession Not Enough to Constitute Estafa by Misappropriation September 29, 2023 A sum of money received by an employee on behalf of the employer is merely in the material, not juridical, possession of the employee; hence misappropriation of such money does not constitut...
