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The defendant, Look Chaw, was charged with possession of two sacks of opium found on board a steamship that had arrived in Cebu, Philippines from Hong Kong. The defendant admitted the opium was for sale. The defense argued the Philippine courts lacked jurisdiction. The Court of First Instance of Cebu ruled it had jurisdiction as the crime occurred in Cebu. The defendant appealed. The Supreme Court ruled the Philippine courts had jurisdiction to try the case because the opium was removed from the vessel onto

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Joyleen Hebron

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