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PEOPLE vs. Mari

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. TEOFILO MARI Y DURAN, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-2822 | 1949-10-13

D E C I S I O N

BENGZON, J p:

Teofilo Mari y Duran and Joven Guevarra y Castro were prosecuted for qualified theft in the Court of First Instance of Manila, the information alleging that on or about January 2, 1948, both accused conspiring together stole the Ford civilian jeep of Sy Chit, valued at P1,500.

A joint trial was had in January, 1949; and after two witnesses for the prosecution had testified, Teofilo Mari decided to give up, withdrew his plea of not guilty, and entered a plea of guilty. The case continued as to the other accused. After the trial, the court found Guevarra guilty of having stolen the jeep in connivance with...