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United States Vs. Daniel O'connell 037 Phil 767

THE UNITED STATES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. DANIEL O'CONNELL, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-13173 | 1918-03-11

D E C I S I O N


MALCOLM, J .:

Action for libel was begun in the Court of First Instance of the city of Manila against the defendant Daniel O'Connell under an information reading as follows:

"The undersigned accuses Daniel O'Connell of the crime of libel, committed as follows:

"That on or about the 23d day of December, 1916, in the city of Manila, Philippine Islands, the said accused being then and there the editor and general manager of a weekly publication known as 'O'Connell's The Philippine Weekly,' edited and published in the city of Manila, Philippine Islands, which has a considerable circulation in said city and throughout the...