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[2/2] PEOPLE Vs. Danilo Caraang, et al

[2/2] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. DANILO CARAANG, VIRGILIO CANLAS JR., MANNY BELAGOT (at large), ROLANDO REBOTA (at large) and four JOHN DOES (at large), accused, / DANILO CARAANG, appellant.

G.R. Nos. 148424-27 | 2003-12-11

According to Flores, on the night the incident occurred, the place where they were brought was brightly illuminated by the moon. Thus, she was able to take a good look at and remember the face of appellant. These details make her testimony and positive identification of him even more credible and reliable.

Visibility is indeed a vital factor in determining whether an eyewitness could have identified the perpetrator of a crime.[24] It is settled that when conditions of visibility are favorable, and when the witnesses do not appear to be biased, their assertion as to the identity of the malefactor should normally be accepted.[25] In proper...