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PEOPLE vs. Rodolfo Caures

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROSE REYES, ZENAIDA CAURES and RODOLFO CAURES, accused, RODOLFO CAURES, accused-appellant.

G.R. Nos. 104739-44 | 1997-11-18

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

In the main, appellant belittles the factual findings of the trial court because they were based solely on the testimonies of prosecution witnesses, not on documentary evidence or on the testimonies of other witnesses. We hold however that the law prescribes only that degree of proof necessary to engender moral certainty and does not require any specific form - whether oral or documentary - to produce conviction beyond reasonable doubt. In general, the essential facts establishing the elements of a crime may be proven by pure testimony.

The Case

This is an appeal from the Decision 1 of the Regional Trial...