Practice question
The court’s stated condition is later met by competent connecting evidence. Does this make the original item automatically sufficient to win the whole case?
- Yes, one fulfilled condition decides every element.
- Yes, credibility can no longer be assessed.
- No; satisfying the condition resolves that foundation, while other admissibility requirements and evidentiary weight remain.
- No; conditional evidence must always be excluded even after compliance.
- Yes, every defense is waived.
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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