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United States vs. Petronilo Donoso 3 Phil 234

THE UNITED STATES, complainant-appellee, vs. PETRONILO DONOSO ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 1304 | 1904-01-22

D E C I S I O N

TORRES, J.:

The judgment of the court below, dated March 26, 1903, which is before us for review and on appeal, condemned the defendants Petronilo Donoso, Gregorio Calin, Felix Ballos, and Timoteo Ladores to the penalty of death with the accessories and costs, as guilty of the crime of murder. By the same decision the defendant Antipatro Ada was acquitted and his discharge was ordered and the same action was taken with respect to the defendants Baldonido, Balaizuchi, Ciego, and Aquiatan, the evidence as to them being insufficient to support a conviction.

On February 17, 1903, the provincial fiscal of Samar filed an...