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Practice question: Public Documents as Evidence

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Practice question

A judicial record was procured through fraud by the party now offering it, in respect of those proceedings. Is that within Section 29’s stated grounds?
  1. No, fraud is categorically irrelevant to judicial records.
  2. No, every judicial paper is constitutionally immune.
  3. No, only the notary may object.
  4. No, the offering party’s conduct can never matter.
  5. Yes.

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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