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Practice question: Presumption Against Accused in Criminal Cases

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

After the basic fact is established, how must the covered presumed fact follow under Section 6?
  1. Through any imaginable connection
  2. By automatic judicial preference
  3. By the accused's failure to prove innocence alone
  4. From the basic fact beyond reasonable doubt
  5. Only by counting lawyers

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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