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United States Vs. Federico Ca?et 030 Phil 371

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellant, vs. FEDERICO CA?ET, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 9869 | 1915-03-25

D E C I S I O N


CARSON, J.:

This is an appeal by the United States from an order of the Court of First Instance of Iloilo Province, sustaining a demurrer to the information filed against the defendant in the above-entitled case, for the crime of perjury, and dismissing the case for lack of jurisdiction.

On January 9, 1914, the provincial fiscal of Iloilo Province filed the original information in this case, the defendant's demurrer to which was sustained, and the information ordered amended, by the lower court. An amended information was filed on March 2,1914, which charges the crime of perjury, as follows:

"That on or about September...