Practice question
A witness refuses an otherwise proper question solely because the answer would damage reputation. The question concerns the very fact in issue, and no criminal-penalty exposure or other privilege is shown. Which is correct under Section 3?
- Reputational embarrassment always permits refusal
- The degrading-answer protection has an exception for the very fact in issue, so this stated objection alone does not excuse an answer
- The judge must dismiss the case
- Counsel may answer for the witness
- Every embarrassing answer is automatically self-incriminating
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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