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PEOPLE vs. Jesus (Alias Ernesto Quilloy) 088 Phil 53

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JESUS (alias ERNESTO QUILLOY), defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-2313 | 1951-01-10

D E C I S I O N


JUGO, J.:

Jesus alias Ernesto Quilloy was accused of treason before the fourth division of the People's Court on an information which contained four counts. He was found guilty on the second count, there being no findings in the decision appealed from as to the other counts. He was sentenced to reclusion perpetua, with the accessory penalties of the law, to pay a fine of P10,000, and the costs. He appealed.

From the evidence of the prosecution we find the following facts established:

The appellant is a Filipino citizen and a resident of Los Baños, Laguna. During the Japanese occupation he joined the Japanese...