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ited States Vs. Lucas Canleon

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. LUCAS CANLEON, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 4134 | 1908-09-07

D E C I S I O N


CARSON, J.:

The appellant, Lucas Canleon, was charged in the Court of First Instance of the Province of Leyte with the crime of injurias graves (aggravated contumely) committed as follows:

"At about 5.30 in the evening of the 10th of April, 1907, while the undersigned, together with her daughters Agueda and Julia Rufin, were, at the request of Cleta de Jesus, standing in the store of the latter, the accused during the above-mentioned hour passed by the store, and, on seeing those who were inside, approached them and addressing the younger daughter named Julia, in an insulting tone, said to her the following words: "Say,...