Practice question
Does a witness’s failure to remember an event necessarily establish that the event never occurred?
- No
- Yes; memory is invariably complete
- Only the judge’s memory matters
- Every forgotten event is legally nonexistent
- The claimant must abandon the case
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
- Gomez v. Gomez-Samson, G.R.156284, February6,2007, MAIN: https://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/feb2007/gr_156284_2007.html
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