Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 298

Execution of deeds by means of violence or intimidation.

Article 298

ART. 298. Execution of deeds by means of violence or intimidation.—Any person who, with intent to defraud another, by means of violence or intimidation, shall compel him to sign, execute or deliver any public instrument or document, shall be held guilty of robbery and punished by the penalties respectively prescribed in this Chapter. SECTION TWO.—Robbery by the use of force upon things

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