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United States Vs. Juan De Los Santos 033 Phil 397

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JUAN DE LOS SANTOS, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 10841 | 1916-02-02

D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J.:

On or about the 15th of January, 1914, a complaint was presented in the Court of First Instance of the Province of Cebu, alleging that the defendant and appellant herein was a Chinese laborer and was found in the Philippine Islands, without the certificate required under Act No. 702.

Upon said complaint the defendant was duly arrested and brought before the court on the same day. After several adjournments of the trial, the cause was finally submitted to the court on the 25th of January, 1915.

After hearing the respective parties the Honorable Adolph Wislizenus, judge, on the 30th of March, 1915, rendered...