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2008-10-06 |
REYES, R.T., J. |
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| In People v. Sabalones,[26] it was alleged that the prosecution account had inconsistencies relating to the number of shots heard and the interval between the gunshots and the victims' positions when they were killed. The Court dismissed those allegations as "minor and inconsequential flaws" which strengthen, and rather than impaired, the credibility of said eyewitnesses. In the same breath, the Court held then that "such harmless errors are indicative of truth, not falsehood,"[27] and did not cast serious doubt on the veracity and reliability of the testimony of complainant. Also, in People v. Gonzales,[28] the Court held that testimonial discrepancies could be caused by the natural fickleness of memory which tends to strengthen rather than weaken credibility as they erase any suspicion of rehearsed testimony. | |||||