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PEOPLE vs. Pedro R. Exconde 101 Phil 1125

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellant, vs. PEDRO R. EXCONDE, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-9820 | 1957-08-30

D E C I S I O N


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

The accused Pedro R. Exconde was convicted in the Court of First Instance of Manila of violating Central Bank Circular No. 37, approved September 25, 1952, limiting to P100 the amount of Philippine currency that an outgoing passenger could have on his person. The court below meted upon him a sentence four (4) months of imprisonment and fine of P100 and costs.

The facts are not disputed. on May 5, 1954, the appellant Pedro R. Exconde was on board the s.s. President Wilson, as one of its passengers bound for Japan. Supervising agent Jose A. Fojas, of the Department of Finance, found in Exconde's...