Practice question
A witness is asked a question whose answer would tend to subject that witness to a criminal penalty. No law requiring an answer despite the privilege applies. What protection does Section 3 recognize?
- No protection against any question
- Only protection if the witness is wealthy
- A duty to confess whenever counsel demands
- Automatic acquittal of every accused
- The right not to give the self-incriminating answer
Legal references
- A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, Rule 132, Section 3.
- Reviewed primary authority, Rule 132, Section 3: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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