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965V159E Phil. 805

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellant, vs. RAMON LOPEZ, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. L-18766 | 1965-05-20

D E C I S I O N 


BENGZON, J.P., J.: 

At 10:00 A.M. of December 21, 1960, the Chief of Police of Bacuag, Surigao del Norte, apprehended three suspicious-looking strangers who were loitering in Pagao, a sitio of Bacuag. A bag which they were carrying was confiscated with the following contents: three carbines, caliber .30 M1; one revolver, caliber .22; three flashlights with batteries; two carbine ammunition magazines, fully loaded; twelve rounds of carbine ammunition; one balisong; a screw driver; seven false keys, one of which was a master key; trousers; shirts; and a pair of shoes. 

After an investigation the aforesaid persons...