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+ Evidence: Vallejo Standard - People v. Vallejo, 382 SCRA 192
+ Evidence: Vallejo Standard - People v. Vallejo, 382 SCRA 192
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EVIDENCE
Ateneo de Manila Law School
Prof. Eugenio H. Villareal
Section 3B, 2nd Semester, SY 2016-2017
GSIS, et al. v. Dinnah Villaviza, et al., G.R. No. 180291, 27 July 2010.
First United Construction Corp. v. Valdez and Aldea, G.R. No.
154108, 10 December 2008.
Kinds of Evidence
Object (real), documentary, testimonial
Relevant, material, competent
Direct and circumstantial
Cumulative and corroborative
Prima facie and conclusive
Primary and secondary
Positive and negative
Expert evidence
Preponderant evidence (Rule 133, Section 1 - for civil cases)
Admissibility of evidence
Relevancy of evidence
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MCC Industrial v. Ssangyong , G.R. No. 170633, 17 October 2007
* Consider in regard to proving foreign law - Sections 24 and 25, Rule 132
(Presentation of Evidence) and Section 46, Rule 130 (Rules of Admissibility)
* Doctrine of processual presumption
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In re Siemens Estate, 346 Pa. 610, 31 A.2d 280, 153 ALR 483 (1943)
In re Marriage of Tresnak, 297 NW 2d 109 (1980)
Ohio Bell Tel. Co. v. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, 301 US 292, 57 S.
Ct. 724, 81 L. Ed. 1093 (1937)
Catungal v. Hao, G.R. No. 134972, 22 March 2001
Corinthian Gardens v. Spouses Tanjangco, G.R. No. No. 160795, 27 June 27
2008
Social Justice Society v. Atienza, G.R. No. 156052, 13 February 2008
Latip v. Chua, G.R. No. 177809, 16 October 2009
Cuenco v. Talisay Tourist Sports Complex, G.R. No. 174154, 17 October 2008
Toshiba Information v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, G.R. No. 157594,
09 March 2010
Ching v. CA, G.R. No. 110844, 27 April 2000
Sps. Antazo v. Doblado, et al., G.R. No. 178908, 04 February 2010
PLDT v. Robert Pingol, G.R. No. 182622, 08 September 2010
Theresita, et al., all surnamed Dimaguila v. Jose and Sonia Monteiro, G.R. No.
201011, 27 January 2014
*object as evidence
*autoptic proference
*ocular inspection
*demonstrative evidence
*experiment results
*silent witness theory
*motion pictures
*photographs
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*paraffin test
*chain of custody
* documentary evidence
* functional equivalent
Theresita, et al., all surnamed Dimaguila v. Jose and Sonia Monteiro, G.R. No.
201011, 27 January 2014
Atienza v. Board of Medicine, G.R. No. 177407, 09 February 2011
Edsa Shangrila v. BF Corporation, G.R. 145842, 27 June 2008
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Chua Gaw v. Chua G.R. No. 160855, 16 April 16 2008
Citibank NA v. Sabeniano, 504 SCRA 378 (2006)
Ebreo v. Ebreo, 483 SCRA 583 (2006)
DECS v. del Rosario, G.R. No. 146596, 26 January 2005
Asuncion v. NLRC, 362 SCRA 56
Government v. Martinez, 44 Phil. 817
Paylago v. Jarabe, 22 SCRA 1247
Baroda v. State Bank v. Peck, 209 NW 827
Municipality of Victorias v. CA, 149 SCRA 32 (1987)
Rodelas v. Aranza, 119 SCRA 16 (1982)
* relate to Articles 1370 to 1379, as well as Articles 788 to 794, New Civil Code.
*competency
*rule on disqualification of class of persons
* oath as a pre-qualification/waiver of oath
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* mental incapacity/immaturity
* Rule on Examination of Child Witness (A.M. No. 00-407-SC)
* Disqualifications
Marriage - spousal immunity versus marital privilege (Section 24[a])
Dead Mans Statute
Insanity of adverse party
Privileged communication
Spousal privilege
Attorney-client (contrast with work product doctrine)
Physician-patient - but read together with Rule 28 (physical and mental
examination of a person)
Priest-penitent
Public officer
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Air Philippines v. Penswell, G.R. No. 172835, 13 December 2007
Hoffman v. United States, 341 U.S. 479, 71 S. Ct. 814, 95 L. Ed 1118
Gutang v. People, 335 SCRA 479 (2000)
* definition of hearsay
* verbal or non-verbal (conduct, assertive or non-assertive)
* independently relevant statement
* double/multiple hearsay
* negative hearsay
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* Section 28, Rule on Examination of Child Witness
* dying declarations
* declaration against interest
* pedigree/family history
* res gestae in general
* verbal acts
* excited utterances
* present sense impressions
* declaration of present state of mind
* declaration of present physical condition
* business entries
* official records
* commercial lists
* learned treatises
* former testimony on deposition
* other exceptions
- circumstantial guarantees of trustworthiness
- ancient documents (aside from the exception to the Authentication Rule)
- prior judgments as evidence of facts supporting them
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Nestle Phils. v. FY Sons, 489 SCRA 624 (2006)
Tarapen v. People, 563 SCRA 577 (2008)
Barcelon Roxas Securities v. CIR, 498 SCRA 126 (2006)
Canque v. CA, 305 SCRA 579 (1999)
MERALCO v. Quisumbing, G.R. No. 127598, 22 February 2000
Estrada v. Desierto, 365 SCRA 108 (2001)
Africa v. Caltex, 16 SCRA 448 (1966)
*fact-opinion dichotomy
*expert opinion
* concurrent expert evidence - hot-tub method
* lay opinion
* collective facts rule
* in criminal cases
* in civil cases
* impeaching or rehabilitating credibility of witness when evidence of good
character allowed
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Rule 131 (Burden of Proof and Presumptions)
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* ancient private document
* proving genuineness of handwriting
* proof of official record
* irremovability of public record
* alterations in document
* documentary evidence in unofficial language
* Offer and objection (Sections 34 to 40)
* offer of evidence; when
* objections
* continuing objection
* striking out answer
* general v. specific objection
* waiver of objection
* tender of excluded evidence
* Newly-discovered evidence (Rule 121, Sections 2[b] and 6[b])
* Demurrer to evidence (Rule 33, Section 1, and Rule 119, Section 23)
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Cruz-Arevalo v. Layosa, A.M.-RTJ-06-2005, 14 July 2006
People v. Godoy, 250 SCRA 676 (1995)
Luzon Hydro v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, G.R. No. 188260, 13
November 2013
Design Resources International v. Eristingcol, G.R. No. 193966, 19 February
2014
* Rule 21 (Subpoena)
* Rule 23 (Depositions pending action, de bene esse)
* Rule 24 (Depositions before action or pending appeal, in perpetuam rei
memoriam )
* Rule 25 (Interrogatories)
* Rule 26 (Admission by adverse party)
* Rule 27 (Production and inspection of documents or things)
* Section 10, Rule 116 (Production or inspection of material evidence in
possession of prosecution)
* Sections 12, Rule 116 (Examination of witness for accused before trial)
* Section 13, Rule 116 (Examination of defense witness)
* Section 15, Rule 116 (Examination of witness for the prosecution)
* Rule 28 (Physical and mental examination of persons)
* burden of proof
* Equipoise Rule
* English Exchequer rule
* circumstantial evidence
* preponderance of evidence
* proof beyond reasonable doubt
* extra-judicial confession; corroborated by corpus delicti for conviction
* circumstantial evidence
* substantial evidence
* power of the court to stop further evidence
evidence on motion
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People v. Coderes, 414 SCRA 134 (2003)
People v. Lorenzo, 240 SCRA 625 (1995)
People v. Base, 329 SCRA 158 (2000)
Rimorin v. People, G.R. No. 142532, 18 November 2003.
Zabala v. People, G.R. No. 210760, 26 January 2015
Grade Computation
Recitation/Quizzes 30%
Mid-Terms 30%
Finals 40%.
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