Practice question
Fixed bail is sought after arrest in City B while the case is pending in A. An RTC judge in B is available. Counsel relies solely on the different-arrest-location clause to choose a municipal judge in B instead. Does that clause’s fallback condition exist?
- No; its first-level fallback requires no available RTC judge there
- Yes; the condition is irrelevant
- Yes; every first-level judge takes priority over an available RTC judge
- Yes; the bondsman controls the hierarchy
- Yes; every municipality is outside the Rule
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule114 Sections5,8,17,19,26: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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