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	GR Nos. 130078-82 2002-10-04	PEOPLE v. MAXIMO DELMO Y ISLA QUISUMBING, J.
should creep into her statements is understandable. A witness is not expected to remember every single detail of an incident with perfect or total recall.[62] We note that the inconsistencies pointed to by appellant are minor ones. Lapses in the testimony of a witness serve to strengthen rather than to weaken the credibility of the witness as they tend to erase any suspicion that the testimony was rehearsed.[63] A discrepancy in the testimony of a witness, to be of value to appellants' cause, must refer to significant facts crucial to the guilt or innocence of the accused. Inconsistencies irrelevant to the elements of the crime are not grounds to reverse a conviction.[64] B. ON THE ADMISSIBILITY OF THE EXTRA-JUDICIAL CONFESSION OF DANILO LAPIZ AGAINST HIMSELF AND HIS CO-ACCUSED
	GR No. 144505 2002-08-06	PEOPLE v. ERNESTO SAN JUAN Y DELA PEÑA PUNO, J.
years, ten (10) months and twenty (20) days of reclusion temporal medium as maximum,[25] and to pay the heirs of the victim P50,000.00 as civil indemnity, P50,000.00 as moral damages, and P 10,000.00 as nominal damages. No costs. SO ORDERED.