Practice question
A judge treats a pending case where this accused is on bail as an automatic final conviction for purposes of fixing the amount. What is the proper distinction?
- The pendency is a listed factor, but it is not a final adjudication of guilt in that other case.
- Pendency always conclusively proves every element of that case.
- Section 9 grants authority to convict in the unrelated case.
- The bondsman may sentence the accused for the pending charge.
- All charges automatically merge into the highest bail amount.
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
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