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Practice question: Categories of Object Evidence

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A technician identifies a pump by an existing unit-specific serial number and a distinctive damaged housing. Must it be classified as non-unique solely because many pumps of that model were manufactured?
  1. No; the unit-specific identifying features are material
  2. Yes; mass manufacture always prevents identification
  3. Yes; only handmade objects are unique
  4. Yes; serial numbers never distinguish units
  5. Yes; the manufacturer’s name is the only feature

Legal references

  • People v Olarte, GR233209, March11,2019, MAIN opinion, categories and authentication of object evidence: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/mar2019/gr_233209_2019.html

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