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Evidence
Third Year
COURSE SYLLABUS
(2009-2010 Edition)
I.
Admissibility of Evidence
A.
B.
Competence:
1.
2.
3.
II.
Relevance:
1.
2.
3.
4.
C.
Ganaan v. IAC
145 SCRA 112 (1986)
Salcedo-Ortaez v.
Court of Appeals
235 SCRA 111 (1994)
Ramirez v. CA
248 SCRA 590 (1995)
B.
Cases:
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1.
Judicial Notice
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
2.
Judicial Admissions
(a)
(b)
III.
A.
B.
Cases:
27 Phil. 48 (1914)
131 SCRA 24 (1984)
People v. Bardaje
Sison v. People
Adamczuk v. Holloway
State v. Tatum
Rule 130, Secs. 2-8; Rule 132, Secs. 25 and 27; Electronic Commerce Act (R.A. 8792),
Secs. 5, 6-15; Rules on Electronic Evidence ("REE"),Rule 2, Sec.1; Rule 3; Rule 4.
B.
Cases:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
V.
Lucido v. Calupitan
Torres v. CA
1.
2.
3.
4.
IV.
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B.
Cases:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
VI.
Interpretation of Documents
A.
B.
Cases:
(a)
(b)
VII.
Lambert v. Fox
Capital Insurance v. Sadang
Qualifications of Witnesses
A.
B.
C.
Marital Disqualification
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
62
88
78
23
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Privileged Communications
A.
VIII.
Enriquez v. Ramos
6 SCRA 219 (1962)
Canuto v. Mariano
37 Phil. 840 (1918)
Yu Tek v. Gonzales
29 Phil. 384 (1915)
Land Settlement & Dev. Corp vs.
Garcia Plantation
7 SCRA 750 (1963)
Maulini v. Serrano
28 Phil. 640 (1914)
PNB v. Seeto
91 Phil. 756 (1952)
Woodhouse v. Halili
93 Phil. 526 (1953)
Robles v. Lizarraga Cruz
50 Phil. 387 (1927)
Cruz v. Court of Appeals
192 SCRA 209 (1990)
Lechugas v. CA
143 SCRA 335 (1986)
Inciong v. CA
257 SCRA 578 (1996)
Ortaez v. CA
266 SCRA 561 (1997)
Marital Communications
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(a)
(b)
B. Attorney-Client Privilege
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
C. Physician-Patient Privilege
(1)
(2)
(3)
D. State Secrets
(1)
(2)
(3)
F. Newsman's Privilege
(1)
(2)
IX.
B.
Compromises
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
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(e)
(f)
(g)
People v. De Guzman
People v. Yparriguirre
People v. Maqui
Partner's/Agent's Admissions
(a)
2.
3.
Admission By Privies
(a)
(b)
(c)
Confessions
1.
Art. III, Section 17, 1987 Constitution; Rule 130, Section 33;
Rule 115(e).
2.
Cases:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
X.
Co-conspirator's Statements
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
E.
People v. Compil
244 SCRA 135 (1995)
People v. Wong Chuen Ming
256 SCRA 182 (1996)
People v. Alegre
94 SCRA 109 (1979)
People v. Yip Wai Ming
264 SCRA 224 (1996)
People v. Maqueda
242 SCRA 565 (1995)
Parker v. Randolph
442 U.S. 62 (1979)
B.
Cases:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
U.S. v. Pineda
People vs. Irang
People v. Soliman
People v. Babiera
U.S. v. Mercado
64
53
52
26
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XI.
Hearsay Rule
A.
Testimonial Knowledge
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
B.
Exceptions:
1.
Dying Declaration
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
2.
Res Gestae
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
7.
Common Reputation
(a)
(b)
6.
Family Tradition
(a)
(b)
5.
Pedigree
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
4.
3.
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8.
Official Records
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
9.
Learned Treatises
(a)
11.
Commercial Lists
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
10.
Prior Testimony
(a)
(b)
(c)
20 SCRA 54 (1967)
448 U.S. 56 (1980)
B.
Cases:
1.
Civil Cases
(a)
(b)
Pornellosa v. LTA
IFC v. Tobias
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2.
Criminal Cases
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
3.
People v. Pajenado
U.S. v. Dube
People v. Verzola
Patterson v. New York
Presumptions
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
Pascual v. Angeles
Ormachea v. Trillana
People v. Padiernos
Yee Hem v. United States
County Court of Ulster
v. Allen
Sandstrom vs. Montana
Examination of Witnesses
(Rule 132, Secs. 1-18)
B.
C.
REE, Rule 10
1.
2.
Becker v. Eisenstodt
Cross-Examination
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
5.
State v. Scott
4.
Leading Questions
a.
3.
People v. Estenzo
Galman v. Pamaran
Impeachment By Bias
a.
U.S. v. Abel
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b.
6.
7.
U.S. v. Harvey
Villalon v. IAC
People v. Resabal
U.S. v. Webster
U.S. v. Mercado
20 Phil. 127 (1913)
Mosley v. Commonwealth
420 SW2d 679 (1967)
Coles v. Harsh
276 P. 248 (1929)
U.S. v. Medical Therapy
Services
583 F.2d 36 (2d Cir. 1978)
Newton v. State
127 A. 123 (Md. 1924)
State v. Oswalt
381 P. 2d 617 (1963)
8. Refreshing Recollection
a.
9.
c.
Exclusion of Witnesses
a.
b.
B.
Recalling Witnesses
a.
b.
10.
State v. Peoples
People v. Sandal
State v. Bishop
Rule 132, Secs. 19-33; E-Commerce Act, Secs. 5, 6-15; REE, Rules 5, 6, 9 & 11.
Bunag v. CA
158 SCRA 299 (1988)
Heirs of Lacsa v. CA
197 SCRA 234 (1991)
Bartolome v. IAC
183 SCRA 102 (1990)
Pacific Asia Overseas
Shipping Corp. v. NLRC
161 SCRA 122 (1988)
Zalamea v. Court of Appeals
228 SCRA 23 (1993)
People v. Monleon
74 SCRA 263 (1976)
Salison v. People
253 SCRA 758 (1996)
People vs. Lazaro
317 SCRA 435 (1999)
People v. Burgos
200 SCRA 67 (1991)
IBM Phils., Inc. v. NLRC
305 SCRA 592 (1999)
U.S. vs. Russo,
480 F.2d 1228 (6th Cir. 1973)
U.S. vs. Croft
750 F.2d 1354 (CA Wis. 1984)
U.S. vs. Weatherspoon
581 F.2d 595 (7th Cir. 1978)
Perma Research vs. Singer Co., 542 F.2d 111 (2nd Cir. 1976)
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C.
XV.
B.
REE, Rule 7
C.
Cases:
1.
2.
3.
4.
U.S. v. Lasada
People. v. Abendan
People v. Solayao
People v. Lorenzo
18 Phil. 90 (1910)
82 Phil. 711 (1948)
262 SCRA 255 (1996)
240 SCRA 624 (1995)
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