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Practice question: Competency

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A blind witness personally heard a relevant conversation and can accurately communicate the words heard. Does blindness alone disqualify that testimony?
  1. No; the witness can testify to the personally perceived sounds
  2. Yes; only sight qualifies as perception
  3. Yes; every disability bars testimony
  4. Yes; only a written witness may testify
  5. Yes; political belief must be proved first

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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