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G.R. No. L-4328 February 13, 1908
UNITED STATES vs. JOSE CRAME -->

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G.R. No. L-4328 February 13, 1908

THE UNITED STATES,Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. JOSE CRAME,Defendant-Appellant.

Jose Feliciano Martinez for appellant.
Attorney-General Araneta for appellee.

WILLARD, J. :chanrobles virtual law library

That the article complained of was libelous is not questioned. The principal point made by the appellant in his brief is that there was no proof that the article was published by him, and his argument is chiefly directed to the admission in evidence of Exhibit A, a copy of the newspaper containing this article, of which newspaper appellant was said to be editor and publisher. the appellant claims that the copy of the paper was not sufficiently identified. This becomes of no importance because there is direct evidence from one of the typesetters of the paper that the defendant handed to him, to be set up in type, the article in question, and that the manuscript thus delivered to the witness was in the handwriting of the defendant. This was sufficient publication within the provisions of section 5 of Act No. 277.chanroblesvirtualawlibrary chanrobles virtual law library

The judgment of the court below is affirmed with the costs of this instance against the appellant. So ordered.chanroblesvirtualawlibrary chanrobles virtual law library

Arellano, C.J., Torres, Johnson, Carson, and Tracey, JJ., concur.