Practice question
Does Section17 permit discharge where the proposed state witness has previously been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude?
- No; the stated qualification excludes that history
- Yes; prior conviction never matters
- Only an arrest matters
- Only the witness’s income matters
- Only a civil judgment matters
Legal references
- Rule119 Sections12–18,23–24: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Republic Act6981 Sections10–14: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1991/ra_6981_1991.html
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