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PEOPLE vs Lotoc, Duran, Golong

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GLENN LOTOC, JOEL DURAN, JULITO GOLONG and "BAUL", accused, GLENN LOTOC, appellant.

G.R. No. 132166 | 1999-05-19

D E C I S I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

The testimony of a single witness, if positive and credible, is sufficient to sustain a conviction for murder. The trial court's assessment of the credibility of witnesses and their testimonies is binding on appellate courts, absent any fact or circumstance of weight and substance that may have been overlooked, misapprehended or misapplied.

Delay in the filing of a criminal complaint, if properly explained, will not necessarily taint the prosecution of a crime.

The Case

The foregoing principles were used by this Court in reviewing the November 12, 1997 Decision1 [Rollo, pp. 21-28; records, pp. 37-44....