Practice question
A properly admitted audio recording is offered to determine the words spoken during a disputed conversation. Is its evidentiary role the same as the judgment the court eventually renders?
- Only a paper transcript can have any evidentiary role
- Yes; every recording is itself a judicial judgment
- Only the judge’s signature makes spoken words evidence
- A recording always settles all legal issues
- No; it is a means used to resolve the factual issue
Legal references
- A.M.19-08-15-SC, 2019 amended Rules on Evidence, effective May1,2020, Rules128,130,131 and133: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.pdf
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