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Amancio Balite vs. People 18 SCRA 280

AMANCIO BALITE, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondent.

G.R. No. L-21475 | 1966-09-30

D E C I S I O N 
 
 
SANCHEZ, J.: 
 
Called to trial for grave oral defamation by the Municipal Court [now City Court] 1 of Cebu City, petitioner was found guilty thereof and sentenced to 4 months and 1 day of arresto mayor, to indemnify Delfin Mercader in the sum of P5,000.00, with the corresponding subsidiary imprisonment and to pay the costs. On appeal, the Court of Appeals 2 voted to modify the judgment by elevating the corporal penalty to one ranging from 4 months and 1 day of arresto mayor, as minimum, to 1 year and 8 months of prision correccional, as minimum, also with costs. 
 
The case is now before us...