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People Vs Wilson Catampongan, Paquito Camay And Casius Catampongan, Accused, / Wilson Catampongan And Paquito Camay, Appeellants.

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. WILSON CATAMPONGAN, PAQUITO CAMAY and CASIUS CATAMPONGAN, accused, / WILSON CATAMPONGAN and PAQUITO CAMAY, appellants.

G.R. No. 131732 | 1999-11-19

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The Court reiterates the well-entrenched rule that the trial court's assessment of the credibility of witnesses is accorded great respect, absent any showing that circumstances of weight and substance, which if considered would materially affect the result of the case, have been overlooked, misunderstood or misinterpreted.

The Case

Before us is Wilson Catampongan and Paquito Camay's appeal of the Decision[1] f the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cataingan, Masbate (Branch 49) in Criminal Case No. 395, which convicted them of murder and sentenced them to reclusion perpetua.

First Assistant Provincial...