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2004-02-13 |
CARPIO, J. |
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| Appellant's alibi and denial cannot prevail over Remilyn's positive and categorical testimony. Alibi is an inherently weak defense and courts must receive it with caution because one can easily fabricate an alibi.[23] For alibi to prosper, it is not enough that the accused show he was at some other place at the time of the commission of the crime.[24] The accused must prove by clear and convincing evidence that it was impossible for him to be at the scene of the crime at the time of its commission.[25] Appellant failed to do this. Moreover, appellant's escape from detention does not help his cause since escape is evidence of guilt.[26] | |||||