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PEOPLE vs Vizconde

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROSENDO VIZCONDE Y SANTOS, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-18 | 1945-12-06

D E C I S I O N

PERFECTO, J:

Appellant was charged with the crime of qualified theft of personal property valued at P15.20. The information was filed in the Municipal Court of Manila on April 30, 1945. On May 25 appellant was convicted and sentenced to suffer six months and one day of imprisonment and to pay the costs. On appeal, the Court of First Instance of Manila also convicted the accused, but reduced the penalty to two months and one day of arresto mayor.

At the trial Alipio Orias and Lucero Nardo testified for the prosecution. For the defense, the accused testified.

Alipio Orias testified that he is a private of the U.S. Army,...