Practice question
Three adverse presumptions are invoked, each resting on a basic fact not proved beyond reasonable doubt. The prosecutor says multiplying their number automatically supplies the missing foundations. Which is correct?
- The number of deficient presumptions does not cure each missing foundation
- Three presumptions eliminate the reasonable-doubt standard
- Deficiencies automatically cancel one another
- Only the accused’s silence need be considered
- The court may average guesses into legal proof
Legal references
- A.M.19-08-15-SC, current Rule131 Section6 and Rule132 Sections3,20–22: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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