Practice question
A witness offers a scale model expressly to explain the layout she personally observed, not as the actual building. The opponent objects only that the model was constructed later. Which is correct?
- No sponsoring foundation is necessary
- Every later model necessarily is inadmissible
- It must be treated as the original building
- The model automatically proves every contested dimension
- Later construction alone does not defeat its demonstrative purpose; accurate representation must be established
Legal references
- A.M.19-08-15-SC, current Rules128,130 Sections1,21–22 and133 Sections1–5: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.pdf
- People v. Olarte, G.R.233209, March11,2019, MAIN, object classification and authentication: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2019/mar2019/gr_233209_2019.html
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