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PEOPLE vs. Maximo B. Baltazar

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-Appellee, vs. MAXIMO BALTAZAR Y BONDOC, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-30557 | 1980-03-28

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, C.J.:

The Anti-Subversion Act, 1 the validity of which was sustained in People v. Ferrer, 2 was the basis for the prosecution of appellant Maximo Baltazar y Bondoc, the sentence of reclusion perpetua being the penalty imposed. In essence, his plea for the reversal of the conviction is based on the failure to overcome the presumption of innocence. 3 In addition, it was likewise alleged that the two-witness rule had not been satisfied and that the extrajudicial confession should not have been admitted. A detailed scrutiny of the evidence on record failed to substantiate the allegations that would call for the...