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PEOPLE vs. Noel Navarro

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. NOEL NAVARRO, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 129566 | 1998-10-07

D E C I S I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

In rejecting this appeal, the Court reiterates the following doctrines: (1) a retraction does not necessarily negate an earlier credible testimony; (2) the testimony of a single witness, if positive and clear, is sufficient to sustain a judgment of conviction, even in a charge for murder; (3) the rule on res gestae relates to the admissibility of evidence, not to its weight and sufficiency; (4) alleged violations of the rights against illegal arrest and seizure are deemed waived by the appellant's failure to assert them prior to arraignment; (5) where the killing is qualified by treachery, which is...