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Practice question: Character Evidence

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

When character evidence is otherwise admissible, does Section54 allow reputation testimony only, excluding opinion testimony?
  1. No; it also allows opinion testimony
  2. Yes; opinion is categorically forbidden
  3. Only a written census qualifies
  4. Only a court judgment proves character
  5. Only the prosecutor’s belief qualifies

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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