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United States Vs. Juan Abad

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JUAN ABAD, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 2535 | 1906-08-09

D E C I S I O N


WILLARD, J.:

The defendant was convicted in the Court of First Instance of the Province of Batangas of the violation of section 8 of Act No. 292, the law defining and punishing treason and sedition. He is the author of the Tagalog drama "Tanikalang Guinto" (The Chain of Gold). This drama he produced in a theater at Batangas on the 10th day of May, 1903. The Government claimed and the court below held that the drama was seditious.

The story of the play is as follows: The heroine, Liwanag, is promised in marriage to the hero, K. Ulayaw. Maimbot, who has given consent to this promise of marriage. During the progress of the...