G.R. No. L-936, November 29, 1902
THE UNITED STATES, complainant-appellee, vs. CATALINO COLOCAR, ET AL., defendants-appellants.

FACTS:
The defendants were charged in connection with the killing of Mariano Finohermoso. The proven facts are: (1) Catalino Colocar was a second lieutenant in the insurrection against the American Government in Mindoro; (2) He received orders from Major Estanislao Cayton to kill Finohermoso, who was considered a spy for the American Army; (3) Ceferino Colocar protected his son, Catalino, in this act; (4) The other defendants participated by digging the grave and burying Finohermoso under Catalino Colocar’s orders. The evidence showed no other motive for the killing beyond the political order.

ISSUE:
Whether the defendants are entitled to amnesty under the proclamation applicable to political offenses committed during the insurrection.

RULING:
Yes. The Supreme Court held that the killing was a crime of a political character, committed by Catalino Colocar as the principal offender in obedience to an order from a military authority of the insurrection. Consequently, the case falls strictly within the terms of the amnesty proclamation. The Court granted amnesty to Catalino Colocar, Ceferino Colocar, Lucio Alcala, and Diego Cueto, upon condition that they take and subscribe to the prescribed oath before a competent authority. Costs were adjudged de oficio.