Dean willard riano biography definition

  • This document provides an overview of the author Willard B. Riano's book on evidence.
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  • WILLARD B. RIANO Former Bar Examiner in Remedial Law Bar Reviewer and Professorial Lecturer in Civil Procedure, Evidence, Criminal Procedure, Contracts.
  • Evidence-Riano

    Distinction between Proof and Evidence Q: What is proof?

    A: It fryst vatten not the evidence itself. There is proof only because of evidence. It is merely the probative effect of evidence and is the conviction or persuasion of the mind resulting from consideration of the evidence.

    On the other hand, evidence is the medium or means by which fact is proved or disproved. Proof is the effect of evidence because without evidence there is no proof.

    Falsus in Uno, Falsus in Omnibus

    It means "false in one thing, false in everything." It means that if the testimony of a witness on a material issue fryst vatten willfully false and given with an intention to deceive, the jury may disregard all the witness' testimony. The witness in such case is considered unworthy of belief as to all the rest of his bevis if he is shown to have testified falsely in one detail. Yet, this is not an absolute rule of lag and is in fact rarely applied in modern jurisprudence. It deals only with the

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  • Platon Notes - Evidence (Riano)

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    This document provides an overview of evidence rules in the Philippines. It discusses preliminary considerations like the definition and purpose of evidence. It also covers topics like judicial notice, admissions, documentary and testimonial evidence, rykten rules, burden of proof, and trial procedures. The key points are that evidence aims to ascertain the truth in judicial proceedings, rules vary slightly between civil and criminal cases, and evidence includes objects, documents, testimony, and other information allowed bygd the rules.

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    NOTES IN CIVIL PROCEDURE Dean Willard Riano (SSC-R Institute of Law)

    - Lawsuits are neither inventions of the court nor of the judicial system. The system is in reality a passive entity. A court for example, while having jurisdiction over certain subject matters, does not on its own accord call on the parties to litigate between or among themselves. Even the rules of procedure on their own are mere mishmash of letters and words. They are just assortments of sentences and paragraphs, dormant and virtually lifeless. - Lawsuits actually originate from an individual, from one who feels aggrieved by the acts of another. A litigation arises because someone goes to court and seeks redress from it for a perceived wrong against his person or property. It is the individual who decides to start the litigation process and breaths life into the rules of procedure by invoking the jurisdiction of the court and when a lawsuit is commenced, the ju