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Severino P. Justo Vs. Court Of Appeals 099 Phil 453

SEVERINO P. JUSTO, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS, respondent.

G.R. No. L-8611 | 1956-06-28

D E C I S I O N


REYES, J.B.L., J.:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeals affirming the judgment of the Court of First Instance of Ilocos Norte finding petitioner Severino P. Justo guilty of the crime of assault upon a person in authority.

The Court of Appeals found the following facts to have been established.

"The offended party Nemesio B. de la Cuesta is a duly appointed district supervisor of the Bureau of Public Schools, with station at Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. Between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. on October 16, 1950, he went to the division office in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, in answer to a call from said office, in order to...