Practice question
A confession is otherwise lawfully obtained and admissible, but no evidence corroborates corpus delicti. Does admissibility alone satisfy Section 3?
- Yes, admissibility and sufficiency always are identical.
- Yes, authentication alone supplies corpus delicti.
- Yes, counsel’s presence alone proves the crime occurred.
- No.
- Yes, Section 3 applies only to unsigned statements.
Legal references
- A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC, 2019 Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence, effective May 1, 2020; Rules 131-133, specifically the cited sections: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-08-15-sc_2019.html
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