Practice question
A court takes judicial notice of a valid amnesty proclamation. An accused claims this alone conclusively proves that his particular act falls within its specified dates and offense class, although those facts remain disputed. Which response is best?
- Judicial notice of the public act does not itself prove every disputed fact needed to establish individual coverage.
- Every accused automatically falls within every amnesty.
- The court must treat all dates as irrelevant.
- A proclamation covers all crimes regardless of its terms.
- Judicial notice turns every private offense into a political offense.
Legal references
- Barrioquinto v. Fernandez, G.R. No. L-1278, January 21, 1949, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1949/jan1949/gr_l-1278_1949.html
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