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PEOPLE vs. Chan Uh, Et Al. 051 Phil 523

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CHAN UH, ET AL., defendants. CHAN UH, appellant.

G.R. No. 27592 | 1928-02-16

D E C I S I O N


MALCOLM, J.:

On December 24, 1927, with eight members of the court participating, five of whom voted to convict, and three of whom including the writer voted to acquit and so dissented, a judgment was rendered, affirming the judgment of the trial court. 1 Subsequently a motion of reconsideration was presented, which has gained the close attention of the court. To be sure of doing exact justice to the accused, the ninth member of the court, who had not theretofore taken part, read the record, and thereafter announced his vote as for acquittal on a reasonable doubt. Based on these premises, a majority of the court now...