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PEOPLE vs. De Castro

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ILDEFONSO DE CASTRO, JR., defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-3025 | 1949-08-16

D E C I S I O N

OZAETA, J p:

On or about December 26, 1945, appellant was caught in possession of a Japanese pistol, which he "used to threaten the person of Sophie Genova." On January 7, 1946, the chief of police of Magallanes, Sorsogon, filed a complaint against him in the justice of the peace court of said municipality for illegal possession of a firearm. At the preliminary investigation the accused appeared, accompanied by his father who was an ex-justice of the peace, and pleaded not guilty. After the prosecution had presented two witnesses and Exhibit A and had rested its case, the accused renounced his right to present proofs....