Practice question
A civil party offers settlement communications solely to prove liability, and that use is rejected. Later, the same material is specifically connected to an effort to obstruct a criminal investigation. Counsel says the initial ruling forbids every later use automatically. Which is correct?
- The expressly recognized obstruction purpose requires its own admissibility analysis
- Every rejection for one purpose conclusively forbids all others
- The new purpose automatically proves every crime
- Compromise negotiations eliminate every criminal law
- Only the settlement amount decides the issue
Legal references
- AM19-08-15-SC, effectiveMay1,2020, Rules128 Sections3–4;129 Section4;130 Sections21–22,28,37;132 Sections34,39: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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