EVIDEN.CE·· .

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Eyidence:-in'·c~vifand,Criminal Cases,
.
· Distinguished
~ .
Not applicable.. Applicable . only in
criminal cases ',
(ROG, RULE 133, Sec.',
4).. .

The . party !:laving . burden The. prosecution must ·

. of proof rnust 'establish prove .- guilt beyond Applicable · ohly . in · ·c_iyi\ Not- -~p-plicable (ROC,
his . -case. ·. ·. by · a reasonable . . doubt
cases {ROC, -RuLE;..133, -e • RULE .133; Sec: 24(c]).; .
preponderance : . ·of ·(RD_C, RULE :133, Sec .• Sec. ·2iJ[cJ)." . . . .
evidence . (ROG,· RULE 2). : •
1:3__3; Se.c._.1); · · .. .
Theaccused cannot be
com:p:elled _:"·to:· be a
. An 'offer Of compromise.is General rule:· Ah. offer. witness. . .. ({987
not . an . admission . of of compromise by "the . Art.
lia6mty· · and :· ts . not accused . may · .be .
· ~- adrnlssible : -ln · -evidence ·
. 'against the offeror (ROG; .
,,""'-:
RULE:130, Sec. 27). "guilt. · .·
. . . ·:.

Excepliom~:
1.. . .

2.

-Generai Ruie: ··
·prosecution· · is · not.
allowed .. -to -prove the.
bad moral character of
the accused· even if it i"s
pertinent· to t~e .moral
trait -involved.
Judicial , . admission ·A plea· ~f· g1fllty::.;1ater .. ···Exception: If done i.n
withdrawn·.. . becomes withdrawn.·. or". an rebuttal (ROC, · RULE
exlrajudicial ,adniission.. ' .I unaccepted, offer . of a • 1301 Sec. 51 (a)(2)):
plea .. of gtiilty to" lesser .
. offense, ; . is . .not
admis"s(b.le.in;evidence -: sebtiQN 3:· ApM1ss1s1L1TY o_F.EVIDENCE
against -: the · accused

. . ,. ,
who made the plea. cir . ·. : . Requlsltes
offer (ROG, R!JL.5 130, ·
for
f\dm_issfbility of Evidence
.·. The evic!ence must be: (RC) .. · . . .
Sec.. 27). . 1 . R~levarit ~ such a relation ·to the fact In issue as
to
induce .beliefin its. existence or non-existence: .
arid . · · · ·
Party ~ho has the burden Accused · ·,s . aequltted ·2. · Competent ~ not excluded by the rules on
. evidence., t~e law, or the-Oonstltution.
of prpof loses . . . . . ' . (Pfitople· v. t.enutie»,
. (Sabellina . . · v. ·G.R. No. 20°7662; April The: rules or exciusiori. arE:l rules .c;if e.xcepti6n ·to
Dolores{?uray, o». ·. .tY:6, ·1~. 2016). the. g~iJeral ad m is_sibllity citall ·t~at is-ratic;>nal and
. · 187727, September 2,
. 2015). . probatiy~ (5 H.f=RRER(\, supr~ at 21-22).:

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