Practice question
A witness describes a package whose relevance will depend on later proof that it contained the goods involved in the dispute. The court provisionally receives the description on that stated undertaking. What must the proponent later do?
- Nothing; the undertaking is itself evidence.
- Present the connecting proof and satisfy the other applicable requirements.
- Ask the court to presume every package is the disputed one.
- Force the opposing party to admit ownership.
- Replace the charge with a new one privately.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html — Rule 128 sections 3–4; Rule 130 section 31; Rule 132 section 39: required connection, conspiracy foundation and striking improper evidence.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1955/nov1955/gr_l-9181_1955.html — People v. Yatco, G.R. L-9181, November 28, 1955, main opinion: provisional reception on a promised later connection, subject to final exclusion requirements.
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