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2005-01-17 |
AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J. |
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| Proof beyond reasonable doubt does not mean absolute certainty. Suffice it to say the law requires only moral certainty or that degree of proof which produces conviction in a prejudiced mind.[54] | |||||
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2000-07-26 |
MENDOZA, J. |
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| experience.[27] So long as the testimony is consistent on material points, slightly conflicting statements will not undermine the witness' credibility nor the veracity of her testimony.[28] On the contrary, these mistakes in fact strengthen, rather than weaken, the complainant's credibility as they erase any suspicion that the testimony is rehearsed.[29] Geraldine's testimony as to how she was raped by accused-appellant rings true and sincere. She had no reason to accuse her mother's common-law husband, with whom she and her sister had been living for the last eight years, if it were not true that the latter had molested her. | |||||