Practice question
DNA evidence was introduced in a civil case, and the decision remains on appeal. May the custodian treat the nonfinal trial decision alone as completion of Section12’s ordinary preservation period?
- No; in the noncriminal category the Rule specifies final and executory decision
- Yes; every trial decision immediately ends preservation
- Yes; an appeal automatically destroys every sample
- Only the sample’s price matters
- Only the custodian’s convenience decides
Legal references
- Rule on DNA Evidence, AM06-11-5-SC, Sections11–12: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/oct2007/am_06_11_5_sc_2007.html
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