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PEOPLE vs. Tumandao

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. VICENTE TUMANDAO, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-1653 | 1949-01-28

D E C I S I O N

PARAS, J p:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the People's Court convicting the appellant of treason and sentencing him to reclusion perpetua and to pay a fine of two thousand pesos, plus the costs.

The information imputed to the appellant eigtheen counts, but the People's Court found him guilty of only five charges, namely:

"1. The herein accused, with intent to give aid and comfort to the enemy, sometime in the year 1943, wilfully and treasonably accepted the position of second in command of the 3d Leyte Company at Dulag, Leyte, Philippines, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, of the Japanese-sponsored...