Practice question
Why must an offer specify its evidentiary purpose under Rule 132 section 34?
- To let counsel dispense with all objections.
- To predetermine the judgment.
- Because admissibility can depend on the use for which the item is offered.
- To make all hearsay true.
- To eliminate the need for proof.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html — Rule 128 section 3; Rule 130 sections 27–29, 34–35 and 37; Rule 132 section 34: purpose-specific admissibility.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1955/nov1955/gr_l-9181_1955.html — People v. Yatco, G.R. L-9181, November 28, 1955, main opinion: multiple admissibility, subject to current safeguards.
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