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| [1] Complete the following: The act, declaration or omission of a party as to a __________ may be given in evidence against him. (Sec. 26) | The act, declaration or omission of a party as to a relevant fact may be given in evidence against him. (Sec. 26) |
| [2] When is an offer of compromise not admissible in civil cases? | In civil cases, an offer of compromise is not an admission of any liability, and is not admissible in evidence against the offeror. (Sec. 27) |
| [3] In criminal cases, an offer of compromise by the accused may be received in evidence as an implied admission of guilt. Exceptions? | Those cases involving quasi-offenses (criminal negligence) or those allowed by law to be compromised. (Sec. 27) |
| [4] When is a plea of guilty not admissible in evidence against the accused? | If the plea is later on withdrawn. (Sec. 27) |
| [5] When is an offer of plea of guilty to a lesser offense not admissible in evidence? | If the offer is unaccepted. (Sec. 27) |
| [6] Complete the following: An offer to pay or the payment of medical, hospital or other expenses occasioned by an injury is ____________________ for the injury. (Sec. 27) | An offer to pay or the payment of medical, hospital or other expenses occasioned by an injury is not admissible in evidence as proof of civil or criminal liability for the injury. (Sec. 27) |
| [7] What is the effect, if any, of an admission by a third party? | The rights of a party cannot be prejudiced by an act, declaration, or omission of another. (Sec. 28) |
| [8] When can the act or declaration of a partner or agent of the party be given in evidence against the party? | The act or declaration of a partner or agent of the party within the scope of his authority and during the existence of the partnership or agency, may be given in evidence against such party after the partnership or agency is shown by evidence other than such act or declaration. The same rule applies to the act or declaration of a joint owner, joint debtor, or other person jointly interested with the party. (Sec. 29) |
| [9] When may the act or declaration of a conspirator relating to the conspiracy and during its existence be given in evidence? | It may be given in evidence against the co-conspirator after the conspiracy is shown by evidence other than such act or declaration. (Sec.30) |
| [10] Complete the following: Sec. 31. Admission by privies.—Where one derives title to property from another, the act, declaration, or omission of the latter, ____________________, in relation to the property, is evidence against the former. | Sec. 31. Admission by privies.—Where one derives title to property from another, the act, declaration, or omission of the latter, while holding the title, in relation to the property, is evidence against the former. |
| [11] Complete the following: Sec. 32. Admission by silence.—An act or declaration made __________ and ____________________ of a party who does or says nothing when the act or declaration is such as naturally to call for __________ if not true, and when ____________________, may be given in evidence against him. | Sec. 32. Admission by silence.—An act or declaration made in the presence and within the hearing or observation of a party who does or says nothing when the act or declaration is such as naturally to call for action or comment if not true, and when proper and possible for him to do so, may be given in evidence against him. |
| [12] Complete the following: Sec. 33. Confession.—The declaration of an accused acknowledging his guilt of the offense charged, or of ____________________, may be given in evidence against him. | Sec. 33. Confession.—The declaration of an accused acknowledging his guilt of the offense charged, or of any offense necessarily included therein, may be given in evidence against him. |