Practice question
A party seeks to contradict a judicial admission by showing it was made through a palpable mistake. Is that a permitted basis under Section 4?
- No, no judicial admission can ever be contradicted
- No, only the opponent may identify mistake
- Yes, palpable mistake is an express ground
- Only if the judge privately dislikes the admission
- Only after a separate criminal conviction
Legal references
- 2019 Amendments to the Rules on Evidence, A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, Rule 129, Sections 1–4.
- Reviewed primary authority, Rule 129, Sections 1–4, current amended hearing requirements: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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