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United States Vs. Benito Mercado

THE UNITED STATES, complainant-appellee, vs. BENITO MERCADO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 1593 | 1905-03-20

D E C I S I O N


WILLARD, J.:

There was no substantial dispute about the facts in this case. The defendant, Benito Mercado, and the injured party, Julio Salazar, were on the 21st day of February, 1903, both confined in the Prison of Bilibid. On that day the defendant, without any apparent provocation, struck Salazar upon the side of the head with a heavy club.

At the trial Dr. Lyon, who saw the injured person within a minute or two after he was hurt, testified that under the most favorable conditions it would be impossible for Salazar to recover the normal condition of his hearing within a period of ninety days, and that it was...