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What is People vs. Macatanda about?
1) The appellant pleaded guilty to cattle rustling but argued on appeal that his lack of instruction and status as a member of a cultural minority should have been considered as mitigating circumstances. 2) The court rejected these arguments, finding no evidence that the appellant lacked instruction due to his guilty plea. Membership in a cultural minority alone also does not qualify as a mitigating circumstance. 3) The court further noted that Presidential Decree 533, which defines and punishes cattle r
- Author
- Ara Afable
- Language
- EN