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Practice question: Admissions and Confessions

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

In a civil meeting, a relevant accusation is made outside a party’s hearing. The party says nothing because it was not heard. Does silence alone satisfy Section33?
  1. Only the meeting’s location matters
  2. Every unspoken response is an admission
  3. The speaker’s belief replaces hearing
  4. No; presence within hearing or observation and the other conditions must be shown
  5. The party must deny every unheard assertion

Legal references

  • A.M.19-08-15-SC, current Rule130 Sections25–36,51–53 and Rule128 Sections3–4: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html

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