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People Of The Phil. Islands Vs. Graciano L. Cabrera Et Al. 043 Phil 64

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GRACIANO L. CABRERA ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-17748 | 1922-03-04

D E C I S I O N


MALCOLM, J.:

As one outcome of the tumultuous uprising of certain members of the Philippine Constabulary to inflict revenge upon the police of the city of Manila, charges of sedition were filed in the Court of First Instance of the city of Manila against the participants in the public disturbance. Convicted in the trial court of a violation of Act No. 292 of the Philippine Commission, and sentenced either to the maximum penalty or a near approach to the maximum penalty provided by the punitive provisions of that law, all of the defendants have perfected an appeal to this court. A statement of the case and of the facts,...