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PEOPLE vs. Fernando

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JOSE FERNANDO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-1138 | 1947-12-17

D E C I S I O N

PERFECTO, J:
Jose Fernando was found by the People's Court in a decision rendered October 17, 1946, guilty of the crime of treason, as defined and penalized by article 114 of the Revised Penal Code, and sentenced to reclusion perpetua, with the accessories of the law, and to pay a fine of P15,000.00, and the costs.

The information filed against appellant is as follows:

"That on or about the dates hereinbelow mentioned, in the different places hereinafter stated and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, Jose Fernando, not being a foreigner but a citizen of the Philippines owing...