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2002-08-14 |
PANGANIBAN, J. |
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| Ordinarily, an appellate court cannot refer to the record in another case to ascertain a fact not shown in the record of the case before it,[20] yet, it has been held that it may consult decisions in other proceedings, in order to look for the law that is determinative of or applicable to the case under review.[21] In some instances, courts have also taken judicial notice of proceedings in other cases that are closely connected to the matter in controversy.[22] These cases "may be so closely interwoven, or so clearly interdependent, as to invoke" a rule of judicial notice.[23] Third, factual findings of trial courts, especially when affirmed by the Court of Appeals, are binding on the Supreme Court. Indeed, the review of such findings is not a function that this Court normally undertakes.[24] However, this Rule is not | |||||