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People vs. Nishishima

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GUENDO NISHISHIMA (alias Guiendo Nisijima), defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 35122 | 1932-08-12

D E C I S I O N


PER CURIAM, p:

This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila finding the defendant guilty of the murder of Gregorio Tolentino, with the presence of the aggravating circumstance of treachery, and sentencing him to suffer the penalty of death, to indemnify the heirs of the deceased in the sum of P1,000, and to pay the costs.

The defendant was tried on a plea of not guilty to the following information:

"That on or about the 9th day of November, 1930, in the City of Manila, Philippine Islands, the said accused, conspiring with and induced by others for a promise of reward offered by the latter,...