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PEOPLE vs. Ildefonso Brecinio

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ILDEFONSO BRECINIO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-31949 | 1983-10-26

D E C I S I O N


ABAD SANTOS, J.:

This appeal by Ildefonso Brecinio involves a question of law only. The facts are simple.

Ildefonso Brecinio was accused of stealing a male carabao worth P150.00 in the Justice of the Peace Court of Pili, Camarines Sur. The jurisdiction of the court to try Brecinio was questioned. In Brecinio vs. Papica, 120 Phil. 1141 (1964), this Court held that the Justice of the Peace Court of Pili had concurrent original jurisdiction with the Court of First Instance of Camarines Sur to try and decide the case pursuant to Section 87 of the Judiciary Act.

Brecinio was tried and convicted by the Justice of the Peace...