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PEOPLE vs. Moros Ansang 093 Phil 44

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MOROS ANSANG, ET AL., defendants. MORO ANSANG and MORO JUBAIL, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-4847 | 1953-05-15

D E C I S I O N


JUGO, J.:

Moros Ansang, Jubail and Jaho were accused of multiple murder of the Court of First Instance of Zamboanga. Moro Jaho was acquitted, but Ansang and Jubail were found guilty, and each was sentenced to suffer reclusion perpetua, to pay the heirs of each victim jointly and severally an indemnity of P2,000, to suffer the accessory penalties of the law, and each to pay one-third of the costs. Ansang and Jubail appealed.

Sometime in October, 1949, Ansang complained to the Chief of Police of Maluso that Moro Berto was taking away the coconuts from his (Ansang's) plantation. The chief of police told him to complain to...