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P.P vs. Bate

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MAXIMO BATE (alias BORJA, alias PATSO), defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-1547 | 1949-01-28

D E C I S I O N

MONTEMAYOR, J p:

The appellant Maximo Bate alias Borja alias Patso was charged with treason before the People's Court, on nine counts. In the course of the trial, the Special Prosecutor informed the court that he was dropping counts 3, 6, and 8 of the amended information. After trial, the People's Court (Fifth Division) found the defendant guilty of counts 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9, stating that it entertained no doubt as to the guilt of the accused; that the overt acts alleged in the information on said counts had been fully substantiated by the witnesses for the prosecution, and that there was nothing in the record to show...