US vs Vicentillo. Art 12. Insuperable Cause

G.R. No. L-6082 March 18, 1911 THE UNITED STATES, plai!i""-app#ll##, $%. ISIDR& 'I(ENTILL&, )#"#)a!-app#lla!. )#"#)a!-app#lla!. *o#!#+ %!ic# (ar%o Topic+ I%p#ral# (a%# /ac!%+ 'ic#!illo, a polic#a a% "o) il!3 3 !h# lo#r cor! o" 4ill#al a) ari!rar3 )#!#!io4 o" !h# coplai coplaii i i!#%% i!#%% "or a p#rio) p#rio) o" !hr## !hr## )a3%, a) %#!#c#) %#!#c#) !o pa3 a "i# o" 625 p#%#!a%, p#%#!a%, i!h %%i)iar3 ipri%o#! i ca%# o" i%ol$#c3, a) !o pa3 !h# co%!% o" !h# !rial. Thr## )a3% #r# #p#)#) i !h# )#!#!io , ! i! a% cocl%i$#l3 pro$# a! !h# !rial !ha! a! !h# !i# o" !h# arr#%! #i!h#r !h# local 7%!ic# o" !h# p#ac# or hi% ailiar3 #r# i !h# icipali!3, a) !o r#ach !h# 7%!ic# o" !h# p#ac# o" #i!h#r o" !h# !o a)7oii icipali!i#%, i! a% #c#%%ar3 !o !a# a lo 7or#3 3 oa!. I%%#+ /AILIN ILING G T& *ER/ *ER/&R &RM M INSU*ERA:LE (AUSE

AN A(T HEN HEN

*RE' *RE'EN ENTE TED D

:; S&ME S&ME LA LA/UL /UL

&R 

H#l)+ Th# Th# 7) 7)#! #! o" co$ic co$ic!io !io  o" !h# lo#r lo#r cor! cor! %! %! !h#r# !h#r#"or "or## # r#$#r% r#$#r%#), #), l#%% l#%% !h# #$i)# #$i)#c# c# )i%clo%#% !ha! ha$i a)# !h# arr#%!, !h# )#"#)a! ari!raril3 a) i!ho! l#al a!hori!3, a% i! i% all##), ca%# !h# coplaii i!#%% !o # )#!ai#) "or a p#rio) o" !hr## )a3% i!ho! ha$i hi  roh! #"or# !h# prop#r 7)icial a!hori!3 "or !h# i$#%!ia!io i$#%!ia!io a) !rial o" !h# char# o hich h# a% arr#%!#). :! %o "ar a% # ca a!h#r "ro !h# r#cor) i !hi% ca%# !h# arr#%!#) a a% i "ac!  roh! #"or# a 7%!ic# 7%!ic# o" !h# p#ac# p#ac# a% %oo a% 4prac!ical#4 4prac!ical#4 a"!#r hi% hi% arr#%!. Th# 7)#! o" !h# lo#r cor! co$ic!i a) %#!#ci !h# )#"#)a! i% r#$#r%#) a) h# i% h#r#3 ac<i!!#).

A!!ach#) i% !h# !h# )i#%! "ro E%#rra. US v. Vicentillo (1911)

A policeman charged cannot be held liable for illegal detention when after arresting his victims, it took him three days to reach the nearest judge. The distance which required a journey for three days was considered to be an insuperable cause.