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PEOPLE vs. Wilfredo G. Teodoro

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. WILFREDO G. TEODORO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 111194 | 1997-10-09

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

A conviction for the special complex crime of robo con homicidio can be sustained only when robbery is proven as conclusively as the killing itself; otherwise, the offense is only homicide. Furthermore, the findings of a trial court on the credibility of witnesses and the weight it gave their testimonies are, as a rule, accorded respect, even finality, by appellate courts.

Statement of the Case

These doctrines are reiterated as we resolve this appeal from the June 29, 1993 Joint Decision 1 of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig, Metro Manila, Branch 156, 2 in Criminal Case Nos. 91327 and 91328 finding...