Practice question
The prosecution relies on a missed bail appearance but the accused presents a documented potentially valid justification. May the court erase the qualification in Section 5(b) and treat every absence as automatically unexcused?
- Yes, the words without valid justification have no legal effect.
- No; it must determine the asserted justification on the relevant record.
- Yes, every absence is conclusively an escape.
- Yes, evidence of justification is always prohibited.
- Yes, a missed date automatically proves a new crime.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 114, Sections 5, 8-9, 17, 21-23, as specifically discussed: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Leviste v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 189122, March 17, 2010, MAIN decision, postconviction discretion and qualified certiorari review: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2010/mar2010/gr_189122_2010.html
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