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2003-11-27 |
YNARES-SANTIAGO, J. |
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| We simply cannot discount the possibility that Louvella could recognize appellant by his voice considering that appellant and Louvella's mother worked in the same banana plantation. At one time or another, Louvella must have heard appellant speak and therefore recognized his voice. Besides, the most natural reaction of victims of violence is to strive to see the appearance of the perpetrator of the crime and observe the manner in which the crime is being committed.[4] A person may be identified not only by his face or voice but also by his physique.[5] Louvella's failure to initially identify her rapist by name is not fatal considering that she subsequently and satisfactorily established his identity by means of his physique and voice. | |||||