Practice question
A witness invokes an established valid legal excuse to decline a particular inquiry. The prosecutor relies on refusal alone under Article150 and asks the court to disregard both the excuse and legality of the inquiry. What textual safeguards matter?
- The provisions concerning legal excuse and legal inquiry must be applied
- Every refusal automatically establishes the offense
- An official title removes all witness rights
- Legal excuses are expressly forbidden
- Any question is legally compulsory merely because asked
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles118,120-121,126,128,130-132,143-144, as applicable; no obsolete fine applied: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
- RA10951 Sections15 and25, amended RPC Articles150 and171: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10951_2017.html
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