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United States Vs. Paulino Santiago 029 Phil 374

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PAULINO SANTIAGO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 9893 | 1915-01-29

D E C I S I O N


MORELAND, J.:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of First Instance of the Province of Tarlac convicting the accused of the crime of abduction con anuencia and sentencing him to one year eight months and twenty-one days of prision correccional, to the accessories provided by law, to indemnify the injured party in the sum of P500, to recognize and maintain the child, if any there should be, and to pay the costs.

It is claimed by the prosecution that about 9 o'clock at night of the 3d of January, 1914, Catalina Oglive, a resident of the barrio of Guevara. municipality of La Paz, Tarlac, a single girl 16 years...