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2012-12-05 |
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J. |
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| In the recent case of People v. Bosi,[11] we reiterated a long held principle that when the credibility of the victim is at issue, the Court gives great weight to the trial court's assessment. Expounding on the said principle, we declared in that case that the trial court's finding of facts is even conclusive and binding if it is not shown to be tainted with arbitrariness or oversight of some fact or circumstance of weight and influence. The wisdom behind this rule is that the trial court had the full opportunity to observe directly the witnesses' deportment and manner of testifying, thus, it is in a better position than the appellate court to properly evaluate testimonial evidence. | |||||