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    46 US Vs Vicente

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    Vicentillo detained a complainant for 3 days before transferring him to the proper judicial authority for investigation due to the absence of the local justice of the peace and auxiliary in the remote municipality. While 3 days is a long time for detention, Vicentillo was performing his lawful duties as the municipal president and there was no fault or intention to cause harm given the lack of judicial officers. The court ruled that Vicentillo was exempt from criminal liability and reversed his conviction, acquitting him of the charge of illegal and arbitrary detention.

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    Vicentillo detained a complainant for 3 days before transferring him to the proper judicial authority for investigation due to the absence of the local justice of the peace and auxiliary in the remote municipality. While 3 days is a long time for detention, Vicentillo was performing his lawful duties as the municipal president and there was no fault or intention to cause harm given the lack of judicial officers. The court ruled that Vicentillo was exempt from criminal liability and reversed his conviction, acquitting him of the charge of illegal and arbitrary detention.

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    Vicentillo detained a complainant for 3 days before transferring him to the proper judicial authority for investigation due to the absence of the local justice of the peace and auxiliary in the remote municipality. While 3 days is a long time for detention, Vicentillo was performing his lawful duties as the municipal president and there was no fault or intention to cause harm given the lack of judicial officers. The court ruled that Vicentillo was exempt from criminal liability and reversed his conviction, acquitting him of the charge of illegal and arbitrary detention.

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    Vicentillo detained a complainant for 3 days before transferring him to the proper judicial authority for investigation due to the absence of the local justice of the peace and auxiliary in the remote municipality. While 3 days is a long time for detention, Vicentillo was performing his lawful duties as the municipal president and there was no fault or intention to cause harm given the lack of judicial officers. The court ruled that Vicentillo was exempt from criminal liability and reversed his conviction, acquitting him of the charge of illegal and arbitrary detention.

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    United States vs. Isidro Vicentillo., 19 Phil. 118, No.

    6082 March 18, 1911


    Topic: Article 12. Circumstances which exempt from criminal liability
    XXX
    4. Any person who, while performing a lawful act with due care, causes an injury by mere
    accident without fault or intention of causing it.
    XXX
    Facts:
    - The defendant (municipal president having all the usual powers of a police officer) in this
    case was found guilty in the court below of the crime of "illegal and arbitrary detention" of
    the complaining witness for a period of three days, and sentenced to pay a fine of 625
    pesetas, with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency, and to pay the costs of the
    trial.
    - Vicentillo detained complainant for a period of three days before being brought before
    the proper judicial authority for investigation and trial of charge. True enough, three days
    were expended in doing so, but it was conclusively proven at the trial that at the time of
    the arrest neither the local justice of the peace nor his auxiliary were in the municipality,
    and to reach the justice of the peace of either of the two adjoining municipalities, it was
    necessary to take a long journey by boat.

    Issues:
    - WON Vicentillo committed the crime of illegal and arbitrary detention when complainant
    was detained for three days before being turn over to proper judicial authority for
    investigation and trial of charge

    Ruling:
    - No. The subsequent detention of the prisoner is due to the performance of defendant’s
    official duties; and there can be no doubt of his lawfully authority in the premises. The
    trial judge laid great stress upon the trivial nature of the offense for which the arrest was
    made, but keeping in mind the fact that there was no judicial officer in the remote
    community where the incident occurred at the time of the arrest, and no certainty of the
    early return of the absent justice of the peace, or his auxiliary.
    - The judgment of the lower court convicting and sentencing the defendant were reversed
    and is acquitted of the offense with which he was charged.

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