Practice question
A witness accurately reports what a stranger told her but personally perceived none of the event. Counsel says general competence automatically establishes personal knowledge of that event. Which is correct?
- The statement automatically proves the event
- Competence makes every secondhand event personally observed
- Every competent witness is an expert on every fact
- Only the witness’s age matters
- General competence does not itself establish the Section22 personal-knowledge foundation
Legal references
- A.M.19-08-15-SC, current Rules128,130 Sections1,21–22 and133 Sections1–5: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/pdf/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.pdf
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