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    People v. Cruz Rebellion

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    This case concerns Benito Cruz, Paterno Cruz, Fermin Tolentino and others who were ranking members of the Communist Party of the Philippines and rebel group Hukbalahap. They were charged with complex crimes of rebellion, multiple murder, robbery, and arson for conspiring against the government of the Philippines and attacking government forces from 1949 to 1952. This resulted in five criminal cases in the Court of First Instance of Manila. While the court convicted them as charged and imposed a penalty of life imprisonment, the Supreme Court upheld the convictions but reduced the penalties to 10 years for Benito Cruz and Fermin Tolentino, and 6 years and 8 months for Paterno Cruz.

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    This case concerns Benito Cruz, Paterno Cruz, Fermin Tolentino and others who were ranking members of the Communist Party of the Philippines and rebel group Hukbalahap. They were charged with complex crimes of rebellion, multiple murder, robbery, and arson for conspiring against the government of the Philippines and attacking government forces from 1949 to 1952. This resulted in five criminal cases in the Court of First Instance of Manila. While the court convicted them as charged and imposed a penalty of life imprisonment, the Supreme Court upheld the convictions but reduced the penalties to 10 years for Benito Cruz and Fermin Tolentino, and 6 years and 8 months for Paterno Cruz.

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    This case concerns Benito Cruz, Paterno Cruz, Fermin Tolentino and others who were ranking members of the Communist Party of the Philippines and rebel group Hukbalahap. They were charged with complex crimes of rebellion, multiple murder, robbery, and arson for conspiring against the government of the Philippines and attacking government forces from 1949 to 1952. This resulted in five criminal cases in the Court of First Instance of Manila. While the court convicted them as charged and imposed a penalty of life imprisonment, the Supreme Court upheld the convictions but reduced the penalties to 10 years for Benito Cruz and Fermin Tolentino, and 6 years and 8 months for Paterno Cruz.

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    People v. Cruz Rebellion

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    REBELLION CASE - PEOPLE v.

    CRUZ

    a. This case concerns the complex crime of multiple murder, robberies and arsons
    committed by a large group.
    b. Among the accused are Benito and Paterno Cruz, as well as Fermin Tolentino,
    among others.
    c. According to the Information filed, the accused who are ranking officers and
    members of the Communist Party of the Philippines and Hukbong Magpalaya ng Bayan or
    Hukbalahap along with 31 others are charged for the "complex crime of rebellion,
    with multiple murder, robberies and arsons," that they conspired and took up arms
    against the Government of the Republic of the Philippines for the purpose of
    removing from the allegiance of the government and laws the territory of the
    Philippines.
    d. It was done through armed raids, sorites, ambushes, and attacks on the
    Philippine Constabulary, the Civilian Guards, the Police and Army patrols and other
    detachments constituted and organized by the government of the Philippines as well
    as some civilians of the Philippines.
    e. They allegedly committed wanton acts of murders, pillages, lootings,
    plunders, arsons and planned destructions of private and public properties to
    create and spread disorders, terrors, confusions, chaos and fear among the
    population and by the use of force and intimidation, organized different barrio
    organizations to secure supplies and materials for the support and maintenance of
    said uprisings
    f. As a result, five criminal cases were instituted with the Court of First
    Instance of Manila.
    g. Ten events were recorded to have occurred from the year 1949 to 1952.
    h. The victims include JOHN D. HARDIE, IRENE W. HARDIE and DONALD CAPUANO. The
    accused entered his house and through force and intimidation with intent to gain
    took personal properties belonging to him, including a typewriter, a radio,
    jewelry, books, clothing and other articles, proceeded to tie them up and
    eventually shoot them.
    i. Leading around 70 armed men, they also fought with the Armed Forces of the
    Philippines and attacked several detachments resulting to several deaths and
    injuries.
    j. Attacks were also made on the Philippine Constabulary, the Provincial Capitol
    Building.
    k. These attacks included several acts of murder, robbery, arson and kidnapping.
    l. The Court of First Instance convicted them of the complex crime of rebellion,
    with multiple murder, robberies and arsons, imposing the penalty of life
    imprisonment.
    m. Hence, an appeal was made.
    n. ISSUE: WON the CFI erred in convicting them of the charges alleged in the
    Informations.

    SC: NO! But as to the penalty, the penalty meted out to appellants Benito Cruz and
    Fermin Tolentino should be reduced to ten (10) years of prision mayor, with the
    accessory penalties prescribed by law, and to pay each a fine of P10,000, and
    appellant Paterno Cruz should be sentenced to six (6) years, eight (8) months and
    one (1) day of prision mayor, with the accessory penalties prescribed by law.

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