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Practice question: Relevance; Collateral Matters

Multiple Choice Hard

Practice question

A party offers records of a damaged lock to challenge a claim that a sealed room remained inaccessible. The opposing party says the records are irrelevant because they do not themselves prove who entered. Which is correct?
  1. They may bear on accessibility even if they do not identify the entrant
  2. Every item must prove identity and every other issue at once
  3. Accessibility can never be an issue
  4. Only a complete confession is relevant
  5. Failure to prove the whole case makes every item irrelevant

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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