Practice question
A witness is compelled to testify against a direct ascendant in an ordinary civil dispute. No crime against the witness or by one parent against the other is involved. The proponent says the testimony is useful and therefore outside Section 25. Which assessment is correct?
- Usefulness alone removes the privilege
- The civil dispute creates the stated criminal exception
- Any relevant testimony automatically overrides every privilege
- Usefulness alone does not establish the express exception; the direct-line protection against compulsion remains applicable
- The witness is barred from all voluntary testimony forever
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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