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United States Vs. Apolonio Natividad

THE UNITED STATES, complainant-appellee, vs. APOLONIO NATIVIDAD, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 1592 | 1904-04-22

D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J.:

The defendant was charged with the crime of bandolerismo and was tried by the Court of First Instance of the Province of Bulacan on the 29th day of September, 1903, and was sentenced to be imprisoned for the term of twenty years and to pay the costs of the suit.

Various witnesses were sworn on behalf of the prosecution. Mr. Melville A. Hayes testified that he knew the accused and that he was a member of a band of ladrones. The defendant confessed to him voluntarily and without promise of reward that he, together with Valentin Avena, Emeterio Avendana, Lorenzo de la Cruz, and others stole eight carabaos, the...