Practice question
Counsel repeatedly asks irrelevant humiliating questions and keeps the witness waiting far beyond any demonstrated trial need. The witness asks the court to intervene. Which is correct?
- Witnesses must endure every insult to testify
- Only the calling lawyer has any rights
- Trial advocacy permits unlimited detention
- The court should enforce the witness's protections against improper examination and detention beyond the interests of justice
- The witness automatically wins the lawsuit
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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