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2008-12-24 |
CHICO-NAZARIO, J. |
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| We find such argument untenable. Settled of course is the rule that in the determination of the value and credibility of evidence, witnesses are to be weighed, not numbered. Accordingly, the testimony of a single witness may be sufficient to produce a conviction, if the same appears to be trustworthy and reliable. If credible and convincing, that alone would be sufficient to convict the accused.[39] It is of judicial notice that the crime of rape is usually committed in a private place where only the aggressor and the rape victim are present.[40] The testimony of the hapless victim alone is sufficient to convict her offender. No law or rule requires the corroboration of the testimony of a single witness in a rape case.[41] | |||||
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2007-09-11 |
TINGA, J, |
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| We do not agree with appellants' claim that AAA's failure to present any medical certificate issued by her examining physician is fatal to the prosecution's cause. A medical certificate is not indispensable to prove the commission of rape. The non-presentation of the medical certificate, which is merely corroborative, does not give rise to the presumption that if presented, it would be adverse to the prosecution.[30] The testimony of the victim alone, if credible, is sufficient to convict the accused of the crime.[31] | |||||