Practice question
A complainant offers a newly found receipt that concerns an unrelated purchase and explains no connection to the charged conduct. Is newness alone enough under the stated evidence example?
- The respondent must prove every new item false
- Yes; every receipt requires reopening
- Yes; new paper is always decisive
- Only the receipt’s price matters
- No; substantial investigative value must be shown
Legal references
- DOJ Department Circular 015 (2024), Sections2–7,10,15–16,19–20; primary issuance text reproduced at https://comanialaw.com/doj-department-circular-no-015-series-of-2024/
- Crespo v. Mogul, G.R.L-53373, June30,1987: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1987/jun1987/gr_l-53373_1987.html
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