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Weight of Evidence
Weight of Evidence
Weight of Evidence
People vs Hermogenes De Guzman G.R. No. 192250 July 11, 2012 citing Zapatos v.
People, 457 Phil. 969, 985 (2003)
Thus, whatever is repugnant to the standards of human knowledge,
observation and experience becomes incredible and must lie outside judicial
cognizance. Consistently, the Court has ruled that evidence to be believed
must proceed not only from the mouth of a credible witness but must be
credible in itself as to hurdle the test of conformity with the knowledge and
common experience of mankind.