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Medina vs People

RICARDO MEDINA, JR. Y ORIEL, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 161308 | 2014-01-15

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
Credibility of witnesses is determined by the conformity of their testimonies to human knowledge, observation and experience.

The Case

Ricardo Medina Jr. (Ricardo) appeals by petition for review on certiorari the affirmance of his conviction for homicide with modification of the penalty and civil liability by the Court of Appeals (CA) through the decision promulgated on July 7, 2003.[1] He had assailed his conviction handed down under the decision rendered on January 31, 2001 by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 266, in Pasig City.[2] His brother and co-accused, Randolf Medina...