Practice question
A document is authenticated as genuinely signed by its maker. Counsel then argues that authentication necessarily resolves every relevance, privilege and hearsay objection to all statements inside it. Is that correct?
- Yes, genuineness makes all contents admissible for every purpose.
- Yes, signatures replace all evidence rules.
- Yes, authentication guarantees the statements are true.
- No; authenticity addresses one foundation and does not automatically remove other applicable exclusions or establish truth.
- No; authenticated documents are always excluded.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html — Rule 128 section 3: relevance and nonexclusion; Rule 130 sections 21–22 and 37: witness qualifications, knowledge and hearsay.
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