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PEOPLE vs. William Ernest Jolliffe 105 Phil 677

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. WILLIAM ERNEST JOLLIFFE, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-9553 | 1959-05-13

D E C I S I O N


CONCEPCION, J.:

This is an appeal taken by defendant William Ernest Jolliffe from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Rizal, convicting him of a violation of Republic Act No. 265. and sentencing him to imprisonment for one (1) year, and to pay a fine of P2,000 and the costs, as well as decreeing the forfeiture, in favor of the Government, of four (4) pieces of gold bullion valued P35,305.46, and a travellers' check in the sum of $100.00.

There is no dispute about the main facts, which are set forth in the decision appealed from in the following language:

"The accused, Mr. William Ernest Jolliffe is a Canadian...