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PEOPLE vs. Rolly Obello

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ROLLY OBELLO y PROQUITO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 108772 | 1998-01-14

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

The appreciation of and the weight accorded to the testimony of witnesses are better left to the sound discretion of the trial judge whose findings will not be disturbed on appeal, unless the defense shows that he has plainly overlooked certain facts of substance and value which, if properly considered, may affect the result of the case.

The Case

This principle is used by the Court in resolving this appeal from the Decision 1 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 92, in Crim. Case No. Q-91-24295 finding Rolly Obello y Proquito guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder.

In an Information 2...