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PEOPLE vs Felixberto Aballe

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FELIXBERTO ABALLE, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 133997 | 2001-05-17

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

It is the peculiarity of rape cases that conviction or acquittal of the accused depends almost entirely on the credibility of the complaining witness. It may well then be that the testimony of the victim, to bear upon its face the brand of moral certainty demanded by the due process clause, must involve a narrative that is plausible under the circumstances as recounted before the court. The mere fact that there are contradictions and inconsistencies in her testimony will not in itself acquit an accused as long as the story of the complaining witness is not inherently impossible or suspect of prejudice and...