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US vs. Martin Domingo 019 Phil 69

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MARTIN DOMINGO, ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 6219 | 1911-03-16

D E C I S I O N


CARSON, J.:

One of the candidates for the office of president of the municipality of Santa Maria, Province of Ilocos Sur, at the last municipal elections held a public meeting for the purpose of furthering his candidacy on the evening of the day before the election. The meeting was well attended, from 150 to 250 persons being present, most of whom were partisans of the candidate who organized it. It was addressed by various speakers, including the candidate himself. Between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, about the time when the last speaker was bringing his address to a close, a party of 100 persons, more or less,...