Practice question
Bail is fixed as a matter of right, and the accused is arrested in a city different from the place where the case is pending. Which additional filing route does section 17(a) allow?
- Only a private collection agency.
- An RTC of the place of arrest, with the Rule’s first-level judge alternatives if no RTC judge there is available.
- Any court in a third place unrelated to either location.
- Only the court of the accused’s childhood residence.
- No local filing alternative under any circumstance.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rule 114 sections 5, 17 and 19: where fixed bail or discretionary applications are filed, appeal qualification and forwarding of bail papers.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2006/mar2006/gr_158763_2006.html — Miranda v. Tuliao, G.R. 158763, March 31, 2006, main opinion: custody prerequisite distinct from personal jurisdiction.
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