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United States Vs. Eusebio De La Serna, Et Al.

THE UNITED STATES, complainant-appellee, vs. EUSEBIO DE LA SERNA ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 1881 | 1905-04-25

D E C I S I O N


MAPA, J.:

The appellants have been sentenced in the Court of First Instance as guilty of the crime of sedition. The complaint charges them with ----

"Having, during the months of March and April, 1903, publicly and tumultuously, together with other unknown individuals armed with deadly weapons, with force and violence contrary to the legal manner, and with the purpose of destroying property of the inhabitants of the municipality of Barili, Province of Cebu, disturbed the peace and good order of said town, contrary to law."

Absolutely no evidence was adduced at the trial to substantiate the charges against the...