Practice question
Evidence supports age and health concerns, a prior bail forfeiture and pending cases on bail. Which method follows Section 9?
- Treat age as categorically erasing all appearance concerns.
- Evaluate the combined material circumstances and explain a reasonable amount rather than let a single factor operate as an automatic tariff.
- Treat a prior forfeiture as authority for unlimited bail.
- Replace the evidence with the complainant’s requested damages figure.
- Refuse to consider any factor not favorable to the prosecution.
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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