Practice question
A child is asked to testify against one parent in a prosecution for a crime by that parent against the other parent. The court finds the testimony indispensable. The accused claims Section 25 never permits compulsion within a family. Which answer is correct?
- The claim succeeds because the exception was deleted
- Indispensable testimony in the stated parent-against-parent crime falls within the express exception
- The exception applies only to business disputes
- All relatives thereby lose every privilege permanently
- The testimony automatically proves guilt
Legal references
- 2019 Revised Rules on Evidence, Rule 130, Sections 25–26: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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