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United States vs. Francisco Bautista

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FRANCISCO BAUTISTA, ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 2189 | 1906-11-03

D E C I S I O N


CARSON, J.:

The appellants in this case were convicted in the Court of First Instance of Manila of the crime of conspiracy to overthrow, put down, and destroy by force the Government of the United States in the Philippine Islands and the Government of the Philippine Islands, as defined and penalized in section 4 of Act No. 292 of the Philippine Commission.

The appellant Francisco Bautista was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, with hard labor, and $3,000 fine, and Aniceto de Guzman and Tomas Puzon, and each of them, to three years' imprisonment, with hard labor, and a fine of $2,000, and all and each of the said...