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2008-11-03 |
BRION, J. |
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| Witness is pointing to a person who identified himself as Dante Nueva.[27] [Emphasis supplied] Time and again, we have ruled that the credibility of witnesses is a matter best left to the determination of the trial court because it had the unique advantage of having personally observed the witnesses, their demeanor, conduct, and attitude. As a consequence, we have considered the the trial court's assessment of the credibility of witnesses to be binding except when the lower court had patently overlooked facts and circumstances of weight and influence that could alter the results of the case.[28] | |||||
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2001-12-05 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| Fifth, it is equally odd that while accused-appellant claims that he was fired upon, neither he nor the eyewitnesses to the incident was able to identify the supposed gunman, considering that it is the most natural reaction for victims of criminal violence to look at the faces of their assailants and observe the manner in which the crime was committed.[38] Most often, the face of the attacker, and his body movements create lasting impressions which cannot be easily erased from their memory.[39] Curiously too, neither were any slugs or spent shells from the alleged assailant's firearm recovered from the crime scene. | |||||