Practice question
A thirty-eight-year-old writing is discovered in an unexplained source where it would not naturally be found if genuine. Is age alone sufficient to dispense with authenticity evidence?
- No.
- Yes, age conclusively supplies natural custody.
- Yes, suspicious origin is legally irrelevant.
- Yes, every old writing is irrebuttably genuine.
- Yes, the finder may waive the rule for the opponent.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, 2019 Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence, Rule 132, Sections 19-36 as specifically discussed: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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