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Practice question: Relevance; Collateral Matters

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Must an item conclusively prove the entire claim before it can be relevant?
  1. No; a reasonable probative connection to a fact in issue can suffice, subject to other admissibility requirements.
  2. Yes, relevance means complete proof.
  3. Yes, every exhibit must independently prove all elements.
  4. No; any entertaining story is relevant.
  5. Yes, unless the exhibit is notarized.

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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