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	GR No. 137554 2003-10-01	PEOPLE v. JOHN MAMARION PER CURIAM
It is axiomatic that alibi is inherently weak and unavailing,[89] and should be established with clear and convincing evidence in order to be acceptable.[90] The burden is upon the accused to present credible and tangible proof of
	GR No. 132551 2000-03-22	PEOPLE v. JOSE DEDACE PANGANIBAN, J.
As a general rule, the evaluation of the credibility of witnesses is a matter that peculiarly falls within the authority of the trial court, as it had the opportunity to observe the demeanor of the witnesses on the stand. For this reason, appellate courts accord its assessments of witnesses with great weight and even finality, barring arbitrariness or oversight of some fact or circumstance of weight and substance.[11]
	GR No. 134568 2000-02-10	PEOPLE v. EULOGIO IGNACIO PANGANIBAN, J.
In arguing that the trial court erred in convicting him of murder, appellant merely posits that the killing was not qualified by treachery, without challenging the ruling that he had killed the victim. Nonetheless, the Court examined the records motu proprio, because of the well-ingrained doctrine that a conviction must rest on the strength of the prosecution's evidence, and not on the weakness, insufficiency or impropriety of the defense.[9] After all, even in cases in which the accused pleads guilty to a capital offense, the prosecution is still required to present evidence to prove his guilt and the precise degree of his culpability.[10]