Practice question
In a child-abuse case, an over-eighteen witness is judicially found unable fully to care for or protect herself because of the specified disability or condition. Does age alone necessarily remove her from Section 4(a)’s extended definition?
- Yes, the stated child-abuse extension has no effect.
- Yes, every disability finding is irrelevant.
- Yes, no court may apply the express definition.
- No.
- Yes, only a birth certificate can address all parts of the definition.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 00-4-07-SC, November 21, 2000, Rule on Examination of a Child Witness, Sections 1, 4, 6-9 (law as of June 30, 2026): https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/am/am_004_07_sc_2000.html
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