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    People V Geronimo, Et Al. (1956) Facts

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    1) Federico Geronimo and others were charged with the complex crime of rebellion with murder, robbery, and kidnapping for their acts as members of the Communist Party of the Philippines and the HUKS. 2) Geronimo pled guilty but argued the crime was simple rebellion rather than a complex crime. 3) The Court found Geronimo guilty of simple rebellion and the separate crime of murder, giving him a lighter sentence due to his guilty plea. Acts committed during a rebellion are only considered complex crimes if they are done for political ends or to further the rebellion.

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    1) Federico Geronimo and others were charged with the complex crime of rebellion with murder, robbery, and kidnapping for their acts as members of the Communist Party of the Philippines and the HUKS. 2) Geronimo pled guilty but argued the crime was simple rebellion rather than a complex crime. 3) The Court found Geronimo guilty of simple rebellion and the separate crime of murder, giving him a lighter sentence due to his guilty plea. Acts committed during a rebellion are only considered complex crimes if they are done for political ends or to further the rebellion.

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    1) Federico Geronimo and others were charged with the complex crime of rebellion with murder, robbery, and kidnapping for their acts as members of the Communist Party of the Philippines and the HUKS. 2) Geronimo pled guilty but argued the crime was simple rebellion rather than a complex crime. 3) The Court found Geronimo guilty of simple rebellion and the separate crime of murder, giving him a lighter sentence due to his guilty plea. Acts committed during a rebellion are only considered complex crimes if they are done for political ends or to further the rebellion.

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    People v Geronimo, et al.

    (1956) - Violate the fundamental rule that all doubts should be resolved in
    favor of the accused
    Facts: - Even if the acts were done without any political motivation and cannot be
    - Federico Geronimo, together with others, are officers or members of the Communist absorbed by rebellion, there still wouldn’t be a complex crime because the
    Party of the Philippines and the HUKS acts and intent would be unrelated to each other
    - They supported, maintained, and commanded the HUKS to rise publicly and take - EFFECT OF GERONIMO’S PLEA OF GUILTY:
    arms against the government - 6 Justices Opinion: The accused has admitted all the acts
    - The means: Raids, attacks against the Philippine Constabulary, the civilian described in the information, and if any of the acts are determined
    guards, the police and the army; Murder, pillaging, looting, plunder, to be independent of rebellion, then he will be convicted of those
    kidnapping and destruction of property crimes separately
    - Attacked and fired upon the party of Mrs. Aurora, killing them - The killing of Policarpio Tibay is an independent crime
    - Forcibly bringing the cashier of the Provincial Treasury, and at the not politically motivated so this will be punished
    point of guns forced him to open the Treasury separately
    - Raided the house of Nemesio Palo, a police sergeant, captured - 5 Justices Opinion: The accused has only admitted to the acts as
    him then killed him being part of the rebellion, since that is what the prosecution
    - Seriously wounded Pfc. Paneracio Torrado and others charged against him. Hence, he may only be convicted of simple
    - Killed one Policarpio Tipay rebellion
    - The prosecution charged them with the complex crime of rebellion with murders,
    robberies, and kidnapping Conclusion:
    - Federico Geronimo entered a plea of guilty, but argued that there is no such thing as - Geronimo is convicted of the simple crime of rebellion (8 yrs prision mayor & P10,000
    the complex crime of rebellion with murder, robbery, and kidnapping. fine) and also for the crime of murder (not less than 10 yrs and 1 day of prision mayor
    - He argued that he should only be charged with simple rebellion and not more than 18 yrs of reclusion temporal) with the mitigating circumstance of
    - The Trial Court found the accused guilty of the complex crime aforementioned voluntary plea of guilty
    (reclusion perpetua) with the mitigating circumstance of voluntary plea of guilty

    Issue:
    - WoN the crime committed by Geronimo is simple rebellion or the complex crime of
    rebellion with murder, robbery, and kidnapping

    Held:
    - Only simple rebellion, following the Hernandez doctrine
    - Any or all of the acts described in Article 135, when committed as a means
    to or in furtherance of the subversive ends described in Article 134, become
    absorbed in the crime of rebellion
    - However, these acts must be committed for political ends or in
    furtherance of the rebellion
    - The acts in the information all come within the acts listed in Article 135
    - Ambushing and firing upon army patrol = engaging in combat with
    loyal troops
    - Taking funds and equipment from the Provincial Treasury of
    Laguna = diverting public funds from their legitimate purpose
    - Killings of people = serious violence
    - The reason why rebellion, even if absorbing murder, is punishable by a
    lesser penalty, is because of the political purpose that impels every
    rebellious act
    - And our history of three centuries of uninterrupted rebellions
    against sovereign Spain, until she was finally driven from our
    shores, suffices to explain why the penalty is the way it is
    - Complexing the crime of rebellion would lead to these undesirable results
    - Punishment for rebellion heavier than treason
    - Rebel followers and leaders would be punished the same

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