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United States Vs. Esteban Fortaleza

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellant, vs. ESTEBAN FORTALEZA, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 4696 | 1909-01-13

D E C I S I O N


CARSON, J.:

The information filed in this case charges the defendant, Fortaleza, with the crime of atentado contra los agentes de la autoridad (criminal attempt against agents of authority), in that he gravely intimidated and threatened to assault with a club one "Gregorio Tulang and his policemen, Roman Paganpang and Julian Tosloc," this at a time when Tulang, in the performance of his duties as lieutenant of the barrio of Hinatungan, was undertaking to arrest the accused who had been discovered, in flagrante delicto, conducting a clandestine cockpit.

The defendant filed a demurrer to the information on the ground that...