Practice question
A criminal defendant seeks to prove a victim’s trait, but identifies no reasonable relationship to whether the charged offense occurred. Does Section54(a)(1) permit the evidence merely because it concerns the victim?
- No; the stated probability connection must be present
- Yes; any victim trait is automatically admissible
- Yes; humiliation is a sufficient purpose
- Yes; only the defendant’s preference matters
- Yes; every unrelated rumor must be received
Legal references
- AM19-08-15-SC, current Rule130 Section54; Rule131 Sections1–3,5–6; Rule133 Section1: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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