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PEOPLE vs Sam Hinaut, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. SAM HINAUT, JESSIE HINAUT, JONATHAN HINAUT and DIOSDADO HINAUT (at large), accused. / SAM HINAUT, appellant.

G.R. No. 143764 | 2002-02-15

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

In affirming the trial court, we reiterate the doctrine that the credible and positive testimony of a lone eyewitness is sufficient to cause a conviction for murder. In the present case, the sole witness' testimony was corroborated by the Medicolegal Report, the photographs offered by the prosecution and the location and severity of the wounds sustained by the victim.

The Case

Sam Hinaut appeals the May 26, 2000 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Oroquieta City (Branch 12) in Criminal Case No. 1407, finding him guilty of murder beyond reasonable doubt. The dispositive portion of the...