Practice question
An accused relies on a bail stipulation waiving trial attendance, but the court specifically orders presence for identification. May the accused invoke the stipulation to disregard that order?
- Counsel’s photograph necessarily substitutes
- Yes; a bail stipulation binds the court absolutely
- Only the bondsman may order identification
- Identification is forbidden at trial
- No; Rule115 expressly excepts a specific identification order
Legal references
- Rules115–116, Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
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