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US vs. Jesus Balmori, Et Al. 018 Phil 578

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JESUS BALMORI and CECILIO APOSTOL, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-5724 | 1911-02-02

D E C I S I O N


MORELAND, J.:

The defendants in this case were convicted of the crime of having maliciously and criminally set fire to a quantity of personal property located in a room in a house occupied by and in possession of other persons, and thereby having damaged or destroyed the same. They were found guilty of the crime charged, by the Court of First Instance of Manila, Hon. Charles S. Lobingier presiding, and sentenced to imprisonment for one year and one day, to indemnify the injured party for the value of the property damaged or destroyed, and to pay the costs of the trial.

The questions involved in this case are very...