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People vs. Carballo

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. PONCIANO CARBALLO, defendant-appellant

G.R. No. 43973 | 1935-12-21

D E C I S I O N


ABAD SANTOS, J:

Appellant was prosecuted for a violation of a conditional pardon under article 159 of the Revised Penal Code. Upon arraignment he pleaded not guilty, but he later withdrew that plea, with the permission of the court, and entered a plea of guilty. He was thereupon sentenced to suffer six months and one day of prision correccional, and to pay the costs. From this judgment he appealed, but his counsel de oficio has assigned no error in his brief. He recommends affirmance of the judgment, because he finds the penalty imposed upon the defendant correct. The Solicitor-General also recommends affirmance.

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