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Assignment Evidence

This document outlines assignments for a 5-day course on evidence law. Day 1 assignments cover key concepts like the definition of evidence, the scope and distinctions between civil and criminal evidence rules, and the admissibility of evidence. Day 2 assignments distinguish burdens of proof/evidence and address presumptions. Day 3 covers judicial notice/admissions. Day 4 addresses real/demonstrative evidence and DNA evidence. Day 5 assignments cover documentary evidence rules including best evidence and exceptions, electronic evidence rules, and the parol evidence rule.

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Assignment Evidence

This document outlines assignments for a 5-day course on evidence law. Day 1 assignments cover key concepts like the definition of evidence, the scope and distinctions between civil and criminal evidence rules, and the admissibility of evidence. Day 2 assignments distinguish burdens of proof/evidence and address presumptions. Day 3 covers judicial notice/admissions. Day 4 addresses real/demonstrative evidence and DNA evidence. Day 5 assignments cover documentary evidence rules including best evidence and exceptions, electronic evidence rules, and the parol evidence rule.

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ASSIGNMENT FOR DAY ONE

1. Explain the concept of evidence


2. Scope of the Rules on Evidence
3. Distinctions between the Rules of Evidence in Civil cases versus Evidence in
Criminal Cases
4. Proof versus Evidence
5. Factus Probans versus Factus Probandum
6. Admissibility of Evidence
a. Requisited for Admissibility of Evidence
b. Relevance of Evidence and Colalteral matters. Give example
c. What does Multiple Admissibility mean?
d. What is Conditional Admissibility?
e. What is Curative Admissibility?
f. Direct and Circumstantial evidence
g. Positive and Negative evidence
h. Competence (Competent) and Credible evidence

ASSIGNMENT FOR DAY TWO


1. Distinguish Burden of Proof and Burden of Evidence
a. Define Presumptions
b. What is Conclusive Presumption
c. What are the Conclusive Presumptions
d. What is Disputable Presumption?
2. What is a Liberal Construction of the Rules of Evidence?
3. Quantum of Evidence (weight and sufficiency of evidence)
a. When Proof beyond reasonable doubt required?
b. What is Preponderance of Evidence?
c. What is Substantial evidence?
d. What is Clear and Convincing evidence? When is it required?

ASSIGNMENT FOR DAY THREE


1. Distinguish judicial notice and judicial admissions
a. When need not be proved
b. What are matters of judicial notice?
c. What are judicial admissions
i. Effect of judicial admissions
d. How admissions may be contradicted
e. Rules on judicial notice of foreign laws, law of nations and municipal
ordinance

ASSIGNMENT FOR DAY FOUR

1. Object (Real) evidence


a. Nature of object evidence
b. Requisites for admissibility
c. Categories of object evidence
d. What is Demonstrative evidence?
e. When is view of an object or scene required?
f. What is Chain of custody, in relation in Sec. 21 of the Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002?
2. Explain Rule on DNA Evidence (AM No 06-11-5-SC)

ASSIGNMENT FOR DAY FIVE


Documentary Evidence
1. Meaning of documentary evidence
2. Requisites of admissibility
3. Best evidence rule
a. Meaning of the rule
b. When applicable? Exceptions?
c. Meaning of the original?
d. Requisites for introduction of secondary evidence under (a) of Sec 3
Rule 130
e. In cases under (b) Sec 3, Rule 130
4. Rules on Electronic Evidence (AM No. 01-7-01-SC)
a. Scope; coverage, meaning of electronic evidence; electronic data
message
b. Probative value of electronic documents or evidentiary weight; method
of proof
c. How to authenticate electronic documents and electronic signatures
d. Electronic documents vis-a-vis the hearsay rule
e. Audio, photographic, video and ephemeral evidence
5. Parol Evidence Rule
a. Application of the parol evidence rule
b. When parol evidence can be introduced
c. Distinctions between the best evidence rule and parol evidence rule

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