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2007-09-21 |
CHICO-NAZARIO, J. |
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| Resultantly, the primordial consideration concerning the crime of rape is the credibility of witnesses.[17] The familiar rule is that, in passing upon the credibility of witnesses, the highest degree of respect must be afforded to the findings of the trial court unless there is proof of its misappreciation of evidence.[18] Having seen and heard the witnesses themselves and observed their behavior and manner of testifying, the trial court stood in a much better position to decide the question of credibility.[19] | |||||