Subj. Evidence Crim
Subj. Evidence Crim
Subj. Evidence Crim
RULES ON EVIDENCE
A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC
Supreme Court of the Philippines
COURSE OUTLINE
I. INTRODUCTORY
A. Concept of evidence
B. Scope of the rules of evidence
C. Distinguish: proof and evidence
D. Distinguish: factum probans and factum probandum
E. Admissibility of evidence
1. Requisites for admissibility of evidence; exclusions under the Constitution,
laws, and the Rules of Court
2. Relevance of evidence and collateral matters
3. Multiple admissibility
4. Conditional admissibility
5. Curative admissibility
6. Direct and circumstantial evidence
7. Positive and negative evidence
8. Competent and credible evidence
F. Burden of proof and burden of evidence
G. Presumptions
1. Conclusive presumptions
2. Disputable presumptions
V. DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
A. Qualifications of a witness
B. Disqualification of witness
1. Disqualification by reason of marriage
2. Disqualification by reason of privileged communications; rule on third parties
a. Husband and wife
b. Attorney and client; exceptions
c. Physician and patient
d. Priest and penitent
e. Public officers
3. Parental and filial privilege
4. Trade secrets
C. Examination of a witness
1. Rights and obligations of a witness
2. Order in the examination of an individual witness
3. Leading and misleading questions
4. Impeachment of a witness
a. Adverse party’s witness
b. By evidence of conviction of crime
c. Own witness
d. How the witness is impeached by evidence of inconsistent statements
5. Referral of witness to memorandum
6. Examination of a child witness
a. Applicability of the rule
b. Meaning of “child witness”
c. Competency of a child witness
d. Examination of a child witness
e. Live-link TV testimony of a child witness
f. Videotaped deposition of a child witness
g. Hearsay exception in child abuse cases
h. Sexual abuse shield rule
i. Protective orders
D. Admissions and confessions
1. Admission by a party
2. Res inter alios acta rule
3. Admission by a third party
4. Admission by a co-partner or agent
5. Admission by a conspirator
6. Admission by privies
7. Admission by silence
8. Confessions
9. Similar acts as evidence
10. Admissibility of offers of compromise
E. Hearsay rule
1. Meaning of hearsay
2. Reason for exclusion of hearsay evidence
3. Exceptions to the hearsay rule
a. Dying declaration
b. Statement of decedent or person of unsound mind
c. Declaration against interest
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d. Act or declaration about pedigree
e. Family reputation or tradition regarding pedigree
f. Common reputation
g. Part of res gestae
h. Records of regularly conducted business activity
i. Entries in official records
j. Commercial lists and the like
k. Learned treaties
l. Testimony or deposition at a former trial
m. Residual exception
4. Independently relevant statements
F. Opinion rule
1. Opinion of expert witness; weight given
2. Opinion of ordinary witness
G. Character evidence
1. Criminal cases
2. Civil cases
3. Criminal and civil cases
H. Judicial affidavits (A.M. No. 12-08-08-SC)
1. Scope
2. Submissions in lieu of direct testimony
3. Contents
4. Offer and objection
5. Application in criminal cases
6. Effect of non-compliance
A. Offer of evidence
B. When to make an offer
C. Objection
D. Repetition of an objection
E. Ruling
F. Striking out an answer
G. Tender of excluded evidence
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