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Oct 2, 2000 criminal-law murder reasonable-doubt eyewitness-testimony credibility acquittal

Reasonable Doubt Prevails: How Inconsistent Eyewitness Testimony Can Overturn a Murder Conviction in the Phili

The Supreme Court acquits a murder convict when prosecution eyewitness testimony collapses under material inconsistencies, reaffirming the proof-beyond-reasonable-doubt standard.