Practice question
May Olalia’s extradition-bail quantum be treated as the universal standard for deciding guilt in ordinary Philippine criminal trials?
- Yes, it replaces proof beyond reasonable doubt everywhere.
- No.
- Yes, extradition bail and criminal conviction are identical decisions.
- Yes, the case abolished Rule 133, Section 2.
- Yes, every civil and criminal issue now shares that quantum.
Legal references
- Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region v. Olalia, G.R. No. 153675, April 19, 2007, EN BANC MAIN decision, extradition-bail clear-and-convincing standard and remand: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/apr2007/gr_153675_2007.html
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