Practice question
A witness is compelled to testify against a parent in a prosecution for that parent’s crime against the witness, and the testimony is indispensable. Is the accused correct that only crimes between parents can qualify?
- Every family prosecution automatically excludes testimony
- Yes; harm to the witness never matters
- Only property crimes qualify
- Only siblings can testify
- No; a crime against the person testifying is also expressly covered
Legal references
- A.M.19-08-15-SC, current Rule130 Sections25–36,51–53 and Rule128 Sections3–4: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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