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Practice question: Burden of Proof vs. Burden of Evidence

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Practice question

Under current Rule 131, Section 1, which burden never shifts?
  1. The burden of scheduling witnesses
  2. The burden of proof
  3. The burden of producing every document simultaneously
  4. Every burden of going forward with evidence
  5. The court's filing workload

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.pdf — A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, current Rule 131 §§1–3,5–6; Rule 133 §§1–2.
  • https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — 1987 Constitution, Article III §§2–3,12,14 (exclusionary protections and due process).
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_265570_2025.html — People v. Akil, G.R. No. 265570, April 7, 2025, MAIN decision (police-initiated private questioning of a detainee and custodial confession).

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