Practice question
An arrest recording captures a death while a person is being apprehended. Counsel claims that the recording can never be used in court without the subject’s consent. Under Rule4 Section6’s express exception, which is correct?
- The loss-of-life incident permits courtroom use without the otherwise specified consent
- Consent is an absolute bar in every circumstance
- The recording must be destroyed because death occurred
- Only the camera manufacturer may decide
- The exception applies only to property damage
Legal references
- AM21-06-08-SC, June29,2021, Rule4 Sections1–7, Supreme Court official compilation printedpages661–663 (PDF706–708): https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/assets/pdf/journals/Collation_and_Codification_of_SC_Issuance_DIGITAL.pdf
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