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People vs. Francisco

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JUAN FRANCISCO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-568 | 1947-07-16

D E C I S I O N

HILADO, J:

Convicted of the crime of parricide by the Court of First Instance of Mindoro, Juan Francisco appeals to this Court and asks us to reverse the decision of the trial court and to acquit him of the crime charged.

On March 4, 1945, defendant, who had been previously arrested on charges of robbery, was being held as a detention prisoner in the municipal jail of Mansalay, Mindoro. On that date he requested permission from the chief of Police of Mansalay to go home to see his wife about the procurement of a bail for his provisional release. The permission was granted by the chief of police, and he was allowed to go with...