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PEOPLE v. AVELINO FELAN

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	GR No. 200077 2014-09-17	PEOPLE v. ADEL RAMOS Y ABELLANA PEREZ, J.
First. Both the lower courts correctly gave credence to AAA's testimony, which was personally observed by the trial judge. On more than one occasion, we have held that in a prosecution for rape, the accused may be convicted solely on the basis of the testimony of the victim that is credible, convincing and consistent with human nature and the normal course of things.[9] As in this case, the final resolution of the issue turns on the credibility of the victim.
	GR No. 183100 2012-11-28	PEOPLE v. ROGELIO ABRENCILLO BERSAMIN, J.
Firstly, the findings of the RTC and the CA deserve respect mainly because the RTC as the trial court was in the best position to observe the demeanor and conduct of AAA when she incriminated the accused by her recollection of the incident in court. The personal observation of AAA's conduct and demeanor enabled the trial judge to discern whether she was telling the truth or inventing it.[8] The trial judge's evaluation, which the CA affirmed, now binds the Court, leaving to the accused the burden to bring to the Court's attention facts or circumstances of weight that were overlooked, misapprehended, or misinterpreted by the lower courts but would materially affect the disposition of the case differently if duly considered.[9] Alas, the accused made no showing that the RTC, in the first instance, and the CA, on review, ignored, misapprehended, or misinterpreted any facts or circumstances supportive of or crucial to his defense.[10]
	GR No. 179031 2012-11-14	PEOPLE v. BENJAMIN SORIA Y GOMEZ DEL CASTILLO, J.
It would be highly inconceivable for "AAA" to impute to her own father the crime of raping her unless the imputation is true.[19] In fact, it takes "a certain amount of psychological depravity for a young woman to concoct a story which would put her own father [in] jail for the rest of his remaining life and drag the rest of the family including herself to a lifetime of shame"[20] unless the imputation is true.
	GR No. 177140 2012-10-17	PEOPLE v. ALEJANDRO VIOJELA Y ASARTIN LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.
It is settled in jurisprudence that in a prosecution for rape, the accused may be convicted solely on the basis of the testimony of the victim that is credible, convincing, and consistent with human nature and the normal course of things.[13]
	G .R No. 182230 2012-09-19	PEOPLE v. EDGARDD LUPAC Y FLORES BERSAMIN, J.
Firstly, both the RTC and the CA considered AAA as a credible witness. We accord great weight to their assessment of the credibility of AAA as a witness as well as of her version. Verily, the personal observation of AAA's conduct and demeanor enabled the trial judge to discern if she was telling the truth or inventing it.[12] The trial judge's evaluation, which the CA affirmed, now binds the Court, leaving to the accused the burden to bring to our attention facts or circumstances of weight that were overlooked, misapprehended, or misinterpreted but would materially affect the disposition of the case differently if duly considered.[13] Alas, the accused made no showing that the RTC, in the first instance, and the CA, on review, had ignored, misapprehended, or misinterpreted facts or circumstances supportive of or crucial to his defense.[14]
	GR No. 185844 2011-11-23	PEOPLE v. ARNEL MANJARES LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.
In a prosecution for rape, the accused may be convicted solely on the basis of the testimony of the victim that is credible, convincing, and consistent with human nature and the normal course of things, as in this case.[42] There is a plethora of cases which tend to disfavor the accused in a rape case by holding that when a woman declares that she has been raped, she says in effect all that is necessary to show that rape has been committed and, where her testimony passes the test of credibility, the accused can be convicted on the basis thereof.[43] Furthermore, the Court has repeatedly declared that it takes a certain amount of psychological depravity for a young woman to concoct a story which would put her own father to jail for the rest of his remaining life and drag the rest of the family including herself to a lifetime of shame.[44] For this reason, courts are inclined to give credit to the straightforward and consistent testimony of a minor victim in criminal prosecutions for rape.