Republic of the PhilippinesSUPREME COURT
EN BANC
G.R. No. L-1 October 18, 1901
THE UNITED STATES, complainant-appellee, MANUEL SY-TAY, defendant-appellant.
Early and Levering, attorneys for appellant.
WILLARD, J.:
In this motion, the moving party prays the court to dismiss the appeal from the judgment of the Court of First Instance of Manila. The accused was tried for seduction in the court of the justice of the peace of Binondo, and judgment of conviction was there rendered against him. He appealed from this judgment to the Court of First Instance of Manila, which took cognizance of the case on appeal and gave judgment affirming the judgment of the justice of the peace. From this judgment an appeal to this court was admitted.
The motion must be granted.lawphil.net Section 43 of General Orders, No. 58, permits an appeal in this class of cases only when there is involved the constitutionality or validity of a law. The accused alleges that General Orders, No. 58, is a law in force; that the said order repealed the Spanish Code of Criminal Procedure, and that he should have been tried in accordance with the provisions of said general order. The question whether one law repeals another is not a question that involves the validity of the law which is alleged to have been repealed, within the meaning of the exception. This exception refers only to those cases in which it is contended that a law was invalid from the time of its passage. In the present case there is no such contention. It results that all of the questions which are sought to be presented by means of this appeal were determined by the judgment of the Court of First Instance, and that in accordance with the provisions of section 43 of the abovementioned General Orders, No. 58, the said judgment is final and of such character that it can not be the subject of review in this court.
Wherefore, the motion of the appellee is granted and the cause is remanded to the Court of First Instance whence it has proceeded, for its action in accordance herewith, with the costs de oficio.
Arellano, C.J., Torres, Cooper, Mapa, and Ladd, JJ., concur.
United States vs. Manuel Sy-tay
This is a criminal case decided by the Philippine Supreme Court on October 18, 1901, in G.R. No. L-1. The accused, Manuel Sy-Tay, was convicted of seduction in the Court of First Instance of Manila and appealed to the Supreme Court. However, the Supreme Court granted the motion to dismiss the appeal, finding that the accused's arguments did not involve the constitutionality or validity of a law, as required by Section 43 of General Orders, No. 58. The legal issue in this case is the interpretation of Section 43 of General Orders, No. 58 and its application to the accused's appeal. The Supreme Court held that the accused's appeal did not meet the requirements of Section 43, and therefore, the judgment of the Court of First Instance was final and not subject to review.
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- What is United States vs. Manuel Sy-tay about?
- This is a criminal case decided by the Philippine Supreme Court on October 18, 1901, in G.R. No. L-1. The accused, Manuel Sy-Tay, was convicted of seduction in the Court of First Instance of Manila and appealed to the Supreme Court. However, the Supreme Court granted the motion to dismiss the appeal, finding that the accused's arguments did not involve the constitutionality or validity of a law, as required by Section 43 of General Orders, No. 58. The legal issue in this case is the interpretation of Section 43 of General Orders, No. 58 and its application to the accused's appeal. The Supreme Court held that the accused's appeal did not meet the requirements of Section 43, and therefore, the judgment of the Court of First Instance was final and not subject to review.
- Which court decided United States vs. Manuel Sy-tay?
- United States vs. Manuel Sy-tay was decided by the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
- When was United States vs. Manuel Sy-tay decided?
- United States vs. Manuel Sy-tay (G.R. No. L-1) was decided on Oct 18, 1901.
- What is the citation for United States vs. Manuel Sy-tay?
- United States vs. Manuel Sy-tay, G.R. No. L-1, Oct 18, 1901 (Supreme Court of the Philippines)
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- G.R. No. L-1
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- Supreme Court of the Philippines
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- Philippines
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United States vs. Manuel Sy-tay, G.R. No. L-1, Oct 18, 1901 (Supreme Court of the Philippines)
Supreme Court of the Philippines. (1901). United States vs. Manuel Sy-tay (G.R. No. L-1). Retrieved from https://legaldex.com/jurisprudence/united-states-vs-manuel-sy-tay
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