Title
People vs Addison
Case
G.R. No. 4189
Decision Date
Feb 28, 1908
Defendant Seymour Addison is found guilty of discharging a firearm towards another person, resulting in the penalty of prision correccional, despite not hitting or intending to hit the victim.
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Case Digest (G.R. No. 4189)

Facts:

  • Defendant: Seymour Addison
  • Date and place: January 19, 1906, in the pueblo of Concepcion, Province of Tarlac
  • Addison, while cutting wood, fired his revolver twice at Leon Patricio, who was cutting a tree nearby
  • Addison did not hit or intend to hit Patricio
  • First shot hit the tree that Patricio was cutting
  • Two eyewitnesses confirmed the incident and reported it to the lieutenant of the barrio
  • Patricio was found hiding due to fear

Issue:

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Ruling:

  • Addison is guilty of the crime of discharging a firearm
  • Punishment: prision correccional in its maximum and medium degrees
  • The repetition of the shots towards the same person is considered a si...(Unlock)

Ratio:

  • The court based its decision on Article 408 of the Penal Code, which states that discharging a firearm towards any person is a punishable offense
  • The repetition of the shots towards the same person, on the same occasion, and by the same aggressor may constitute a greater crime than what is provided in the Penal Code
  • However, it can only be considered as a single crime, consideri...continue reading

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