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Practice question: Child Witness (AM 00-4-07-SC)

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

What is the starting rule on a child’s competence to testify?
  1. Every child is presumed qualified
  2. Every person under eighteen is disqualified
  3. Only children who can recite legal definitions qualify
  4. A parent conclusively decides competence
  5. Only a child with documentary corroboration qualifies

Legal references

  • AM 00-4-07-SC, Section 6: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/am/am_004_07_sc_2000.html

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