People v. Sarellana,
G.R. Nos. 102056-57, June 8, 1994
The general rule has always been that discrepancies between the statements of th
e affiant in his affidavit and those made by him on the witness stand do not nec
essarily discredit him since ex-parte affidavits are generally incomplete. Affid
avits are generally subordinated in importance to open court declarations becaus
e they are oftentimes executed when an affiant's mental faculties are not in suc
h as state as to afford him a fair opportunity of narrating in full the incident
which has transpired. Further, affidavits are not complete reproductions of wha
t the declarant has in mind because they are generally prepared by the administe
ring officer and the affiant simply signs them after the same have been read to
them.
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[Evidentiary Weight of Sworn Affidavits]
People v. Ricardo Garcia
G.R. No. 145505 March 14, 2003
Affidavits are not complete reproductions of what the declarant has in mind beca
use they are generally prepared by the administering officer and the affiant sim
ply signs them after the same have been read to her.
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[Evidentiary Weight of Police Blotter]
People v. Modesto Cabuang y Flores, Nardo Matabang y Salvador, John Doe and Rich
ard Doe,
G.R. No. 103292, January 27, 1993
A police blotter, although prepared in the regular performance of official duty,
is not conclusive proof of the truth of its entries, since police blotters are
usually incomplete and inaccurate; and sometimes based on partial suggestion, in
accurate reporting and hearsay.
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People v. Macario Santito, Jr., Allan Caballero, Dioscoro Candia, Benjamin Capan
gpangan and William Narciso,
G.R. No. 91628, August 22, 1991
Entries in official records like a police blotter are only prima facie evidence
of the facts therein set out, since the entries in the police blotter could well
be incomplete or inaccurate. Testimony given in open court during the trial is
commonly much more lengthy and detailed than the brief entries made in the polic
e blotter and the trial court cannot base its findings on a police report merely
, but must necessarily consider all other evidence gathered in the course of the
police investigation and presented in court.
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[Positive Identification]
People v. Radel Gallarde,