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People Of The Phil. Islands Vs. Norberto Parel 044 Phil 437

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. NORBERTO PAREL, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 18260 | 1923-01-27

D E C I S I O N


OSTRAND, J .:

Upon and information filed nearly two years after the commission of the offense, the defendant was found guilty of having, as an election inspector, aided illiterate voters in preparing their ballots at the general election held June 3, 1919, without being accompanied by an election inspector of the opposite political party and was sentenced to suffer imprisonment for the term of three months under section 2639 of the Administrative Code, which makes an election official "who willfully declines or fails to perform any duty or obligation imposed by the Election Law" criminally liable and provides a penalty...