Practice question
A witness testifies and is subject to cross-examination about a prior inconsistent statement given under oath at an earlier trial. Does current Rule130 Section37(a) potentially permit the prior statement for its truth as well as impeachment?
- Yes; the stated safeguards match the rule for a nonhearsay prior inconsistent statement
- No; no prior statement can ever have a substantive use
- Yes; every unsworn rumor is thereby admitted
- Only a newspaper version qualifies
- Only the number of pages matters
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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