Practice question
A witness can perceive and communicate the relevant observations but has an interest in the result. Does that interest alone make the witness legally disqualified under section 21?
- Yes, every interested person is incompetent.
- Yes, if the interest is financial.
- No; interest alone is not a disqualification, though it may bear on credibility and weight.
- No; the court must believe everything the witness says.
- Yes, unless the witness is a government officer.
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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