Practice question
Under Rule130 Section54(a)(1), when may the offended party’s character be proved in a criminal case?
- When it tends reasonably to establish probability or improbability of the offense charged
- Whenever it merely embarrasses the person
- Only if every trait is unrelated to the charge
- Only if a newspaper demands it
- Never under any circumstance
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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