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| [1] Complete the following: Sec. 49. Opinion of expert witness.—The opinion of a witness on a matter requiring special knowledge, skill, experience or training ____________________, may be received in evidence. | Sec. 49. Opinion of expert witness.—The opinion of a witness on a matter requiring special knowledge, skill, experience or training which he is shown to possess, may be received in evidence. |
| [2] Complete the following: Sec. 50. Opinion of ordinary witnesses.—The opinion of a witness for which __________ is given, may be received in evidence regarding— (a) The __________ about whom he has adequate knowledge; (b) A __________ with which he has sufficient familiarity; and (c) The __________ of a person with whom he is sufficiently acquainted. The witness may also testify on his impressions of the motion, behavior, condition or appearance of a person. | Sec. 50. Opinion of ordinary witnesses.—The opinion of a witness for which proper basis is given, may be received in evidence regarding— (a) The identity of a person about whom he has adequate knowledge; (b) A handwriting with which he has sufficient familiarity; and (c) The mental sanity of a person with whom he is sufficiently acquainted. The witness may also testify on his impressions of the motion, behavior, condition or appearance of a person. |
| [3] Character evidence is generally not admissible. But in a criminal case, the accused may prove his good moral character that is pertinent to what? | The moral trait involved in the offense charged. (Sec. 51, a, 1) |
| [4] The prosecution may not prove the bad moral character of the accused that is pertinent to the moral trait involved in the offense charged. Exception? | In rebuttal. (Sec. 51, a, 2) |
| [5] Character evidence is generally not admissible. Under what condition may the good or bad moral character of the offended party be proved? | If it tends to establish in any reasonable degree the probability or improbability of the offense charged. (Sec. 51, a, 3) |