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People vs. Ascarraga

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, V. SHERNIEL UNGRIANO ASCARRAGA A.K.A.SERGIO ONGRIANO ASCARRAGA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.

G.R. No. 222337 | 2018-07-23

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
It is a well-settled principle that the assessment of the credibility of a witness is best left to the trial court, most especially when affirmed by the Court of Appeals (CA), as the trial court had the unique opportunity to observe the witness' deportment and demeanor on the witness stand.[1]
 
This is an appeal filed by appellant Sherniel Ungriano Ascarraga a.k.a. Sergio Ongriano Ascarraga from the January 27, 2015 Decision[2] of the CA in CA-G.R CR-HC No. 04007, affirming the March 16, 2009 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, Branch 81, in Criminal...