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Practice question: Bail as a Matter of Right vs. Matter of Discretion

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

The RTC imposes eight years in a Section5 case. With notice, the prosecution establishes unjustified violation of earlier bail conditions. May the judge treat that showing as irrelevant merely because the new surety is wealthy?
  1. No; the established listed circumstance requires denial or cancellation
  2. Yes; surety wealth overrides the restriction
  3. Yes; bail conditions never matter after conviction
  4. Yes; a larger bond erases every violation
  5. Yes; only the victim’s income matters

Legal references

  • Rules of Court, Rule114 Sections5,8,17,19,26: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html

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