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US vs John H. Flemister

THE UNITED STATES, complainant-appellee, vs. JOHN H. FLEMISTER, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 876 | 1902-08-09

D E C I S I O N


WILLARD, J.:

The defendant was prosecuted in the Court of First Instance of Ilocos Sur for the crime of allanamiento de morada. Judgment was rendered on February 6, 1902, condemning the defendant to six years of presidio correccional and a fine of 3,250 pesetas. His appeal against this judgment was admitted on February 12. On May 8 he filed in this court a motion in which he asked for a new trial (1) on the ground of newly discovered evidence and (2) for errors of law committed at the trial below. The Solicitor-General has filed an escrito in which he consents that the motion may be granted. The motion was argued on the...