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PEOPLE vs. Cornelio Melgar 100 Phil 298

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CORNELIO MELGAR, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-9123 | 1956-11-07

D E C I S I O N


MONTEMAYOR, J.:

The accused, Cornelio Melgar, is appealing from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Cebu, finding him guilty of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, under section 878, in connection with section 2622 of the Revised Administrative Code, as amended by Commonwealth Act No. 56 and Republic Act No. 4, and sentencing him to imprisonment for one (1) year and one (1) day, and to pay the costs, at the same time ordering the confiscation in favor of the Government of the firearm and ammunition.

The facts in the case are not disputed. The only question involved being the criminal responsibility...