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Practice question: Application for Bail in Capital Offenses

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

What is the status at trial of evidence presented during a bail hearing under Rule 114, Section 8?
  1. It must always be discarded
  2. It is a final judgment on the merits
  3. It can never be examined again
  4. It automatically proves guilt beyond reasonable doubt
  5. It is automatically reproduced, subject to the rule's qualified recall of witnesses

Legal references

  • Rule 114, Sections 7–8 and 18; Garcia v. Tehano-Ang, A.M. No. RTJ-24-066, May 14, 2024, main decision.
  • Reviewed primary authority, Rule 114, Sections 7–8 and 18; questions use current reclusion perpetua/life imprisonment charges: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
  • Reviewed primary authority, Main decision, mandatory bail hearing and evidence summary: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2024/may2024/am_rtj-24-066_2024.html

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