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United States Vs. Mariano De La Cruz

THE UNITED STATES, complainant-appellee, vs. MARIANO DE LA CRUZ, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 1656 | 1904-04-02

D E C I S I O N


WILLARD, J.:

The complaint in this case charged the defendant with the violation of section 4 of Act No. 518, alleging that he had given to party of brigands information as to the movements of the Constabulary and had furnished the party supplies and money.

The court below found that some time after November 12, 1902, the day when Act No. 518 went into force, the defendant obtained from Juan Dizon 25 pesos, which he sent to Faustino Guillermo, the leader of the band of brigands, convicted him of a violation of said section 4, and sentenced him to fourteen years and six months of imprisonment.

We doubt very much if the...