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Enrile vs. Sandiganbayan [DECISION]

Juan Ponce Enrile, Petitioner, versus Sandiganbayan (Third Division), and People of the Philippines, Respondents. Present: Sereno, C.j., Carpio, Velasco, Jr., Leonardo-De Castro, Brion Peralta, Bersamin Del Castillo *Villarama, Jr., Perez Mendoza **Reyes, Perlas-Bernabe Leonen, and ***Jardeleza, JJ.

G.R. No. 213847 | 2015-08-18

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
EN BANC
DECISION

BERSAMIN, J.:

The decision whether to detain or release an accused before and during trial is ultimately an incident of the judicial power to hear and determine his criminal case. The strength of the Prosecution's case, albeit a good measure of the accused's propensity for flight or for causing harm to the public, is subsidiary to the primary objective of bail, which is to ensure that the accused appears at trial.

The Case

Before the Court is the petition for certiorari filed by Senator Juan Ponce Enrile to assail and annul the resolutions dated July 14, 2014 2...