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Read MoreCircumstantial evidence
Cases can be decided on circumstantial rather than direct evidence, but there are particular requirements for the former to be relied on...
Read MoreHearsay Evidence and the rule on Affidavits
Evidence, whether oral or documentary, is only hearsay if its probative value is not based on the personal knowledge of the witness but on the knowledge of another person who is not on the witness stand...
Read MorePartial default in a case with multiple defendants
What if, in a case filed against multiple defendants, one defendant does not file his Answer but his co-defendants file theirs?...
Read MoreMere denial and alibi are weak defenses
Someone accused of a crime before the Court should base her defense on more than merely denying the charges or claiming to be somewhere else when the crime occurred...
Read MoreThe Courts and the testimony of handwriting experts
In judging whether or not a document is forged, a Trial Court can hear the testimony of an expert witness who has “special knowledge, skill, experience or training” in the procedure involved in the examination of forge...
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