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2003-06-27 |
CALLEJO, SR., J. |
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| Fourth. Even the appellant himself declared on the witness stand that he could not think of any reason why Elisa pointed to him as one of the assailants. In a litany of cases, we have ruled that when there is no showing of any improper motive on the part of a witness to testify falsely against the accused or to falsely implicate the latter in the commission of the crime, as in the case at bar, the logical conclusion is that no such improper motive exists, and that the testimony is worthy of full faith and credence.[17] | |||||
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2003-06-27 |
CALLEJO, SR., J. |
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| The records show that the appellant knew that he was charged for the stabbing of the victim. However, instead of surrendering to the police authorities, he adroitly evaded arrest. The appellant's flight is evidence of guilt and, from the factual circumstances obtaining in the case at bar, no reason can be deduced from it other than that he was driven by a strong sense of guilt and admission that he had no tenable defense.[40] | |||||