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2006-02-22 |
AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J. |
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| Moreover, there is nothing in the records to show that Ricardo, Roque and Leonila were ill-motivated in pointing the finger at petitioner and his brother, Ramon. In fact, in his testimony, Ricardo remained clueless as to why petitioner and his brother stabbed them considering that they never had any quarrel prior to the stabbing incident.[77] Roque also testified that he could not remember any instance where they quarreled with petitioner and his brother.[78] On the other hand, he claims that their relationship with one another is amiable.[79] It is not expected that a witness would prevaricate and aid in the criminal conviction of one who did not bring him any harm or injury.[80] Prosecution witness Leonila's relationship to the victims Ricardo and Roque as their sister-in-law would even render her testimony more credible because it would be unnatural for a relative who is interested in vindicating the crime to accuse somebody else other than the real culprit.[81] | |||||