[ G.R. No. 5135. September 03, 1909 ]

[ G.R. No. 5135. September 03, 1909 ]

G.R. No. 5135

[ G.R. No. 5135. September 03, 1909 ]

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLEE, VS. JOSE CABALONA AND NICOLAS SABANDEJA, DEFENDANTS AND APPELLANTS.

D E C I S I O N

ARELLANO, C.J.:

HOMICIDE; PENALTY. — From the Court of First Instance of Cebu. Wislizenus, J.

Defendants were convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment and to pay an indemnity. Premeditation not having been established, the case is held to be one of homicide, and penalty reduced to fourteen years eight months and one day of reclusion temporal.

Per Arellano, C.J. For appellants: Buenaventura Reyes. For appellee: Attorney-General Villamor.