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United States Vs. Chua Mo 023 Phil 233

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CHUA MO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 7969 | 1912-10-05

D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J.:

This defendant was charged with the illegal possession of opium, in violation of the provisions of the Opium Law.

After hearing the evidence, the Honorable A. S. Crossfield, judge, found the defendant guilty of the crime charged in the complaint, and sentenced him to pay a fine of P300 and the costs of the action, with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency.

From that sentence the defendant appealed. The defendant alleged in his defense in this court that the Court of First Instance of the city of Manila did not have jurisdiction to try him; that the testimony adduced during the trial of the cause...