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United States Vs. Gelasio Tabiana, Et Al. 037 Phil 515

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GELASIO TABIANA and JULIAN CANILLAS, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-11847 | 1918-02-01

D E C I S I O N


STREET, J .:

This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of First Instance of the Province of Iloilo convicting the defendants upon the charge of attack upon agents of public authority, in violation of article 249, Penal Code, in connection with the second subsection of article 250, Penal Code. The offense is alleged to have been committed in the municipality of Leon, Iloilo, upon the 23d day of February, 1915.

At the time of the acts giving rise to this prosecution the defendants Gelasio Tabiana was a well-respected citizen of the municipality of Leon, was a member of the municipal council, and had twice served as...