G.R. No. 866 : March 11, 1903
THE UNITED STATES, complainant-appellee, vs. APOLONIO SAMSON, defendant-appellant.

FACTS:
The defendant, Apolonio Samson, was charged with the crime of forming a secret society with political purposes, an act alleged to have been committed in November 1901. This offense was punishable under Section 9 of Act No. 292 (the Sedition Law). During the appeal, both the counsel for the appellant and the Solicitor-General filed a joint petition requesting that the benefits of the Amnesty Proclamation issued on July 4, 1902, be extended to the defendant.

ISSUE:
Whether the defendant, Apolonio Samson, is entitled to the benefits of the Amnesty Proclamation of July 4, 1902.

RULING:
Yes. The Supreme Court granted the petition and held that the defendant is entitled to amnesty. The Court, citing its prior ruling in The United States vs. Maximo Abad (1 Phil. Rep., 437), had already declared that all offenses defined and punished under Act No. 292 are included within the scope of the amnesty proclamation. Since the charge against the defendant falls entirely under Section 9 of said Act, he is clearly covered by the amnesty. The Court therefore declared Apolonio Samson to be within the amnesty, conditional upon his filing in court the oath of allegiance required by the proclamation.