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Feliciano C. Maniego Vs. People Of The Phil. 088 Phil 494

FELICIANO MANIEGO y CATU, petitioner, vs. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. L-2971 | 1951-04-20

D E C I S I O N


BENGZON, J.:

This petitioner was convicted, by the Fifth Division of the Court of Appeals, of a violation of article 210 of the Revised Penal Code. He pleads for acquittal, insisting upon purely legal points.

The facts found by that appellate court are substantially the following:

"That on February 27, 1947, the accused, although appointed as a laborer, had been placed in charge of issuing summons and subpoenas for traffic violations in the Sala of Judge Crisanto Aragon of the Municipal Court of the City of Manila. It appears furthermore, from the testimony of Clerk of Court Baltazar and Fiscal De la Merced, then...