Practice question
The court is fixing amount after lawful entitlement to bail has been established. The complainant demands a sum equal to every projected business loss and says the amount should function as damages security. Which is best?
- Every requested damage automatically determines bail
- The court must apply bail’s appearance function and Section9 rather than automatically equate bail with the civil demand
- Bail is a conclusive damages award
- No nature or circumstance of the offense may be considered
- The accused’s preferred amount is conclusive
Legal references
- Rule114 Sections1 and9: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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