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Footnotes by Tranquil G.S. Salvador III

Motive in criminal cases (1)

The Supreme Court said as long as the testimony of the witness is coherent and intrinsically believable as a whole, discrepancies in minor details and collateral matters do not affect the veracity… of the witnesses’ declarations Motive is something that causes a person to act (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). “Motive becomes relevant and its absence may assume determinative significance when the accused has not been positively identified, and proof thereof becomes essential only...

Proof of intent

The disputable presumption ‘that a person intends the ordinary consequences of his...

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If the fact of possession stands alone, wholly unconnected with any other...

Proof of payment

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