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2015-10-21 |
PERALTA, J. |
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| It is not accurate to say that there is a typical reaction or norm of behavior among rape victims.[53] On the contrary, people react differently to emotional stress and no standard form of behavior can be anticipated of a rape victim following her defilement.[54] What is notable in the records was the fact that after she had regained consciousness at 1 o'clock in the morning of July 17, 1998, she immediately went back to her employers' house and narrated to them what appellants had done to her, later reported the rape incident to the police and underwent a physical examination of her private parts. Her actions indeed showed her desire to obtain justice for what appellants did to her. | |||||
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2010-09-06 |
CARPIO MORALES, J. |
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| It need not be underlined that the weight and sufficiency of evidence are determined by the credibility, nature, and quality of the testimony.[20] That explains why an accused in rape cases may be convicted solely on the basis of the uncorroborated testimony of the victim where such testimony is clear, positive, convincing and consistent with human nature and the normal course of things,[21] as in AAA's testimony. | |||||