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Dec 27, 2002 criminal-law right-to-confrontation cross-examination evidence rules-of-court rape

The Right to Confrontation: Why Live Testimony Matters in Philippine Criminal Trials

The Supreme Court vacated a rape conviction because prosecutors used transcripts from another trial instead of presenting live witnesses, violating the accused's right to confrontation.