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	GR No. 203026 2015-01-28	PEOPLE v. NATHANIEL PASION Y DELA CRUZ PEREZ, J.
To begin with, factual findings of the trial court, especially when affirmed by the appellate court are accorded great weight. We do not reverse these factual findings on appeal except in exceptional circumstances which are not here present.[16]
	GR No. 200598 2014-06-18	PEOPLE v. DENNIS E. TANCINCO PEREZ, J.
On more than one occasion, we have ruled that findings of fact of the trial court, particularly when affirmed by the Court of Appeals, are accorded great weight. This is because the trial judge has the distinct advantage of closely observing the demeanor of the witnesses, as well as the manner in which they testify, and is in a better position to determine whether or not they are telling the truth.[5] On that score alone, Tancinco's appeal ought to have been dismissed outright.