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People vs. De La Cruz

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. BENITO DE LA CRUZ and CIPRING DE LA CRUZ, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-31911 | 1979-07-20

D E C I S I O N

MELENCIO-HERRERA, J:

This is an automatic review of the Decision of the Court of First Instance of Samar, Branch IX, convicting Benito de la Cruz and Cipring de la Cruz of the crime of Robbery in Band with Double Homicide and imposing upon them the capital punishment.
The prosecution narrates the occurrence as follows:

Melchor Bago, 64 years of age, was the light-house keeper at Hinamok Island, Salvacion, Basey, Western Samar. On October 29, 1968, at about 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon, he was proceeding to light the lamp at the said light-house, which is about two-thirds of a kilometer away from his house on the...