Practice question
A valid special rule applies only after a specified condition is met. A proponent concedes the condition is absent but demands its benefit in the name of uniformity. Which is correct?
- Only opposing counsel may establish applicability
- Every condition disappears when uniformity is invoked
- The proponent may rewrite the rule
- A special rule always applies universally
- Uniformity does not eliminate the exception’s condition
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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