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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. Carandang, et al.

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ARTURO CARANDANG, MARIO BUISER, MONTANO CARAAN and DIOMEDES ESTRELLA, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-31012 | 1973-08-15

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:

The appeal in this case from a judgment of conviction by the four accused, Arturo Carandang and Diomedes Estrella for the crime of robbery with rape, with the other two defendants Montano Caraan and Mario Buiser being held liable only for robbery, raises no significant legal question. The reliance for the reversal sought is made to rest on the plea that the trial judge could have appreciated the evidence differently. It is therefore premised on the credibility accorded the witnesses for the prosecution, primarily the offended parties themselves. It becomes apparent then why the burden assumed by appellants is...