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2007-04-04 |
CHICO-NAZARIO, J. |
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| Witness Patenio's failure to report immediately to the proper authority does not impinge on his credibility. This Court has ruled that, when confronted with startling occurences, behavioral responses of witnesses are diverse.[15] Indeed, there is no uniform reaction or standard behavioral response to grisly events.[16] In numerous instances, this Court has declared that the reluctance of eyewitnesses to testify on a crime and to get involved in a criminal investigation are but normal and do not by themselves affect the witnesses' credibility.[17] The sealed lips of said witnesses are but a natural and spontaneous reaction.[18] They may opt to remain silent rather than to imperil their own lives.[19] | |||||