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PHILIPPINE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

EN BANC

[G.R. No. 1480. February 16, 1904. ]

THE UNITED STATES, Complainant-Appellee, v. FRANCISCO DE LA CRUZ ET AL., Defendants-Appellants.

J . N . Wolfson, for Appellants.

Solicitor-General Araneta, for Appellee.

SYLLABUS


1. CRIMINAL LAW; BRIGANDAGE. — Evidence that the defendant was a member of a band of robbers composed of more than three armed men is sufficient to sustain a conviction of the crime of brigandage.


D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J. :


The defendants in this case each case were charged with the crime of bandolerismo.

The evidence shows that the said defendants and each of them had been for some months prior to the month of February, 1903, members of the volunteers; that they, with twenty-two others, deserted from the said volunteers in the month of February, 1903; that at the time of their desertion they took with them their guns and some ammunition; that each of the three accused were, at different times, found in a band in the mountains, which band was proven to be a band of brigands; that on several occasions these accused, together with other members of the band, were seen in different pueblos demanding rice and money of the inhabitants. Not only does the evidence show that the band to which the accused belonged entered pueblos demanding rice and money, but it also shows that they entered houses for the purpose of robbery, and that its members were armed with guns and revolvers.

The evidence further shows that on one occasion they sequestered the policeman of the town of Malolos and carried them off to the mountains and detained them there for some time; and that the band was under the control and direction of one Dalmacio Caambol, who had been appointed by General San Miguel as a lieutenant of that particular band.

The defendants introduced no evidence in their own behalf.

The evidence in this case justifies the following conclusions:chanrob1es virtual 1aw library

1. That there existed in the Province of Rizal, in the month of February, 1903, an armed band, composed of three or more persons.

2. That the purpose of the said band was to rob carabaos and other personal property.

3. That the three accused were members of said band.

The sentence of the Court of First Instance of the Province of Rizal is therefore affirmed, and said defendants and each of them are hereby sentenced to be imprisoned for the term of twenty years.

Arellano, C.J., Torres, Cooper, Willard, Mapa and McDonough, JJ., concur.




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