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United States Vs. Santiago De La Cruz, Et Al.

THE UNITED STATES, complainant-appellee, vs. SANTIAGO DE LA CRUZ ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 1755 | 1905-04-19

D E C I S I O N


ARELLANO, C.J.:

This case was brought against Santiago de la Cruz and Jose Aquino de la Rosa for the robbery of 30 pesos which Juliana de la Cruz carried in her waist. The judge considered the testimony of the injured party as sufficient proof of the guilt of the defendants. He can so consider it in accordance with the cases entitled "United States vs. Ignacio Dacotan" 1 and "United States vs. Geronimo Torrente," 2 so that the judgment appealed from as regards the condemnatory part is in accordance with the lawn but not so as regards the kind or quality of the penalty which should be modified, considering the fact that...