"It is a settled rule that in the exercise of the
Supreme Court's power of review, the Court
is not a trier of facts" - GR No. 167546
"We are not a trier of facts so we
defer to the factual findings of the lower courts" - GR No. 161455
"
only questions of law may be raised as the
Supreme Court is
not a trier of facts" - Teves v Eran
"The
Supreme Court is
not a trier of facts." - Netherlands Supreme Court Guidelines
"May only apply the law to the facts,
a process involving matters of law, not fact." - California Supreme Court in Shwartz v Slenderella