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People vs. Rodolfo M. Paterno 106 Phil 371

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. RODOLFO PATERNO Y MANUEL, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-12939 | 1959-10-20

D E C I S I O N


BARRERA, J.:

Rodolfo Paterno y Manuel, for throwing a cigarette butt at Plaza Miranda, was accused of violation of Section 1158 (anti-littering) of Revised Ordinance 1600 of the City of Manila. Found guilty by the Municipal Court and, on appeal, by the Court of First Instance of Manila, he was convicted and fined by the latter court in the sum of P20.00, pursuant to Section 1262 of the Revised Ordinance.

Appellant, while not directly questioning the legality of the ordinance as it is, nor his conviction under the facts of the case, nor the penalty imposed upon him, has, however, appealed and now assails the constitutionality...