Practice question
A witness has long familiarity with a colleague's handwriting and explains that basis. Is a handwriting opinion categorically barred solely because the witness is not a forensic expert?
- No, Section 53 recognizes ordinary-witness opinion based on sufficient familiarity
- Yes, only a government laboratory may identify handwriting
- Yes, ordinary witnesses may never express an opinion
- Yes, familiarity is always irrelevant
- No, because every signature allegation is conclusive
Legal references
- 2019 Revised Rules on Evidence, Rule 130 Sections 51–53 and Rule 133 Section 5: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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