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PEOPLE vs. D. Alconga, et al

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DIOSCORO ALCONGA and ADOLFO BRACAMONTE, defendants. DIOSCORO ALCONGA, appellant.

G.R. No. L-162 | 1947-04-30

D E C I S I O N

HILADO, J:

On the night of May 27, 1943, in the house of one Mauricio Jepes in the municipality of San Dionisio, Province of several persons were playing prohibited games . n., pp. 95, 125). The deceased Silverio Barion was the banker in the game of black jack, and Maria de Raposo, a witness for the prosecution, was one of those playing the game (t. s. n., p. 96). Upon invitation of the said Maria de Raposo, the accused Dioscoro Alconga joined her as a partner, each of them contributing the sum of P5 to a common fund (t. s. n., pp. 95, 125). Maria de Raposo played the game while the said accused posted himself behind the...