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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES plaintiff-appellee, vs. ERICK MACAHIA, REDENTOR MACAHIA and REYNALDO MACAHIA, accused, ERICK MACAHIA and REDENTOR MACAHIA, appellants.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES plaintiff-appellee, vs. ERICK MACAHIA, REDENTOR MACAHIA and REYNALDO MACAHIA, accused, ERICK MACAHIA and REDENTOR MACAHIA, appellants.

G.R. No. 130931 | 1999-05-19

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The Court invokes the following doctrines in resolving this appeal: (1) the factual findings of the trial court regarding the credibility of witnesses and their testimonies deserve great weight and respect; (2) positive identification prevails over denial and alibi; (3) the credible testimony of a single trustworthy witness is sufficient to convict the accused, even on a charge of murder; (4) where the killing is qualified by treachery, the crime is murder; and (5) direct proof is not necessary to show criminal conspiracy, because its existence may be inferred and proven through acts of the accused that...