Text of the provision
Sec. 35. Similar acts as evidence. — Evidence that one did or did not do a certain thing at one time is not admissible to prove that he or she did or did not do the same or similar thing at another time; but it may be received to prove a specific intent or knowledge, identity, plan, system, scheme, habit, custom or usage, and the like.
2019 Revised Rules on Evidence (A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC), Rule 130, Section 35. Reproduced verbatim and verified against the Supreme Court's official published text and the ChanRobles rendering.
About this section
This is Section 35 of Rule 130 (Rules Of Admissibility A. Object (Real) Evidence) of the 2019 Revised Rules on Evidence, the rules promulgated by the Supreme Court in A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC and in force since May 1, 2020. The text above is reproduced verbatim from the current rules.
Related provisions
- Section 34 — Confession.
- Section 36 — Testimony generally confined to personal knowledge: hearsay excluded. (Transposed to Sec. 22. Testimony confined to personal knowledge. )] 5. Hearsay Section 37. Hearsay.
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