Practice question
If the original is controlled by the adverse party, what does section 6 require before invoking that secondary-evidence route?
- Reasonable notice to produce and satisfactory proof of existence, followed by failure to produce.
- Secretly assuming that the original exists.
- No notice in every case.
- A final criminal conviction.
- An offer to buy the opponent’s testimony.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html — Rule 130 sections 3–9: original-document exceptions, duplicates, unavailable originals, adverse custody, summaries and public records.
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