Practice question
A corrective redirect raises a matter that needs testing. Is the adverse party categorically barred from recross because the testimony was offered as curative?
- Yes, the word curative makes every answer unchallengeable.
- No; Section 8 allows recross on redirect matters and other matters the court permits.
- Yes, all corrective testimony is conclusive.
- Yes, only the witness may decide whether questions continue.
- Yes, the opponent must accept every new assertion without inquiry.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, 2019 Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence, effective May 1, 2020; Rules 131-133, specifically the cited sections: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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