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Practice question: Uniformity of Evidentiary Rules

Multiple Choice Medium

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?
  1. Only opposing counsel may establish applicability
  2. Every condition disappears when uniformity is invoked
  3. The proponent may rewrite the rule
  4. A special rule always applies universally
  5. 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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