Practice question
The accused is acquitted after an earlier bond breach generated a liability dispute. The surety argues automatic cancellation on acquittal wipes out all earlier liability without adjudication. Which is correct?
- Acquittal necessarily erases every earlier breach
- Automatic cancellation does not eliminate the Rule’s reservation of existing bond liability
- Acquittal can never cancel bail
- The surety automatically owes unlimited damages unrelated to the bond
- The criminal case must continue solely to keep bail active
Legal references
- Rule114 Sections21–22: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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