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People Of The Phil. Islands Vs. Clemente Avila 044 Phil 720

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CLEMENTE AVILA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 19786 | 1923-03-31

D E C I S I O N


STREET, J .:

This appeal has been brought to reverse a judgment of the court of First Instance of the Province of Bulacan, finding the appellant, Clemente Avila, guilty of the offense of theft, and sentencing him to undergo imprisonment for one year, eight months and twenty-one days, presidio correccional, with the accessory penalties prescribed by law, to pay to the injured party, Lucio Pilares, the sum of P4,300 (the value of the unrecovered money and jewels), with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay the costs of prosecution.

It appears in evidence that on August 16, 1921, in the municipality of...