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People vs. William Page

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

G.R. No. L-37507 | 1977-06-07

AQUINO, J.:

William Page appealed from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Rizal dated July 21, 1973, convicting him of robbery with homicide, sentencing him to reclusion perpetua, and ordering him to pay the heirs of Veronica Villaverde-Balacapo an indemnity of P12,000 plus P20,000 as moral damages (Criminal Case No. 5396). The judgment of conviction was based on the following facts:

According to Page's confession (Exh. C), at around four o'clock in the afternoon of February 13, 1972 Crisanto Camposano, alias Boy Sangkay, a resident of Bagong Ilog, Baclaran, Parañaque , Rizal, went to the house of William Page y...