Practice question
The civil action is properly instituted. Evidence shows the accused resides abroad but does not show an imminent flight from the Philippines. Is the separate residence ground necessarily unavailable for that sole reason?
- Yes, the residence ground has no independent meaning.
- Yes, every attachment requires all four grounds simultaneously.
- Yes, only a corporate officer can ever be subject to attachment.
- No; the separate residence-outside ground must be assessed on its own terms.
- Yes, the accused must first return and flee again.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 127, Sections 1-2 and Rule 111, as applicable: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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