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Practice question: Competency

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does Section21 require all perception to occur through sight?
  1. No; it requires ability to perceive and communicate the perception
  2. Yes; only visual evidence may ever be given
  3. Yes; hearing is legally irrelevant
  4. Yes; a blind person can never be a witness
  5. Yes; every witness must see every event in the case

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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