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PEOPLE vs Angel Baldoz, et al

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. ANGEL C. BALDOZ and MARY GRACE NEBRE, accused, / ANGEL C. BALDOZ, appellant.

G.R. No. 140032 | 2001-11-20

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The assessment of the prosecution evidence presented during bail hearings in capital offenses is preliminary and intended only for the purpose of granting or denying applications for the provisional release of the accused. After hearing further evidence during the trial proper, the judge may still convict the accused. Otherwise, it would be senseless to conduct further hearing after the accused is granted bail.

The Case

Before us is an appeal interposed by Angel Baldoz from the August 18, 1999 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City (Branch 86) in Criminal Case No. Q-98-76382, the...