Practice question
Is a criminal conviction automatically disqualifying regardless of any applicable law?
- Only a traffic fine permits testimony
- Yes; every conviction permanently forbids testimony
- No; Section21 expressly qualifies the subject by law
- Only imprisonment longer than one day matters
- The accused can never call a convicted witness
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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