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| Processes » The Contentious Trial » The Ordinary Contentious Trial » Proofs » Witnesses and testimonies » The trustworthiness of testimonies | |
| Canon 1572. | In evaluating testimony, the judge, after having requested testimonial letters if necessary, is to consider the following:
1. what the condition or reputation of the person is; 2. whether the testimony derives from personal knowledge, especially from what has been seen or heard personally, or whether from opinion, rumor, or hearsay; 3. whether the witness is reliable and firmly consistent or inconsistent, uncertain, or vacillating; 4. whether the witness has co-witnesses to the testimony or is supported or not by other elements of proof. |
| Canon 1573. | The testimony of one witness cannot produce full proof unless it concerns a qualified witness making a deposition concerning matters done ex officio, or unless the circumstances of things and persons suggest otherwise. |
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