Practice question
A case turns on whether a machine was functioning at noon. A reliable test at 11:55, coupled with evidence that no intervening change occurred, tends to support functioning at noon. The opponent objects only that the test was not conducted at the exact disputed second. Must it be rejected on that ground alone?
- Yes, any temporal difference defeats relevance.
- No; the connection and lack of intervening change can give it reasonable probative value, while its strength remains for evaluation.
- Yes, only a confession can establish machine condition.
- No; the test automatically bars every contrary witness.
- Yes, evidence must always prove every possible moment.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html — Rule 128 sections 3–4: admissibility, relation to fact in issue and collateral matters; Rule 132 section 34: purpose of offer.
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