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PEOPLE v. CIRILO BALMORIA

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2003-12-11
PANGANIBAN, J.
Second, in the light of the positive identification of appellants as participants in the perpetration of the crime, their denial and alibi cannot be sustained.[37] Well-settled is the rule that such positive identification, when categorical and consistent, prevails over these twin defenses.[38] Unless substantiated by clear and convincing proof, they are negative, self-serving and undeserving of any weight in law.[39]