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2010-12-08 |
PEREZ, J. |
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| Parenthetically, this Court has repeatedly held that matters concerning the credibility of a witness are best addressed to the sound judgment of the trial court. Appellate courts will generally not interfere with the trial court's assessment in this regard, absent any indication or showing that the trial court has overlooked some material facts of substance or value, or gravely abused its discretion. The matter of assigning values to declarations at the witness stand is best and most competently performed or carried out by a trial judge who, unlike appellate magistrates, can weigh such testimony in light of accused's behavior, demeanor, conduct, and attitude at the trial.[47] | |||||
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2010-09-15 |
PEREZ, J. |
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| Time and again, this Court has consistently held that in rape cases, the evaluation of the credibility of witnesses is best addressed to the sound discretion of the trial judge whose conclusion thereon deserves much weight and respect because the judge had the direct opportunity to observe them on the stand and ascertain if they were telling the truth or not.[23] Generally, appellate courts will not interfere with the trial court's assessment in this regard, absent any indication or showing that the trial court has overlooked some material facts of substance or value, or gravely abused its discretion,[24] which certainly is not the case here. | |||||
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2003-02-03 |
PER CURIAM |
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| There is no more doubt as to the guilt of Alumno. His confession voluntarily admitting his responsibility for the series of thefts as one of the perpetrators constitutes a higher order since no person in his right mind would deliberately and knowingly confess to a crime unless prompted by truth and his conscience.[13] It is noteworthy that respondent Alumno did not anymore controvert the evidence against him. We hold that his non-attendance before the CID despite reasonable notice constitutes assent to submit his case based on the evidence on record. | |||||