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Buy-Bust Operations and Proving Illegal Drug Sales Beyond Reasonable Doubt
The Supreme Court explains how prosecution can prove illegal drug sales beyond reasonable doubt in buy-bust operations, and why frame-up defenses often fail.
Challenging Drug Busts: Establishing Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt in Illegal Drug Sales
A Supreme Court ruling on warrantless searches in drug cases and the prosecution's burden to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
Buy-Bust Operations: Entrapment vs Instigation in Illegal Drug Sales
The Supreme Court explains the difference between valid entrapment and unlawful instigation in drug busts, using People v. San Juan.
Police Authority vs. Individual Rights: Illegal Drug Sales and the Integrity of Evidence
A 2001 Supreme Court ruling on a buy-bust operation in Binondo shows how courts weigh police credibility, evidence integrity, and the presumption of innocence.
Entrapment vs Frame-Up: Proving Illegal Drug Sale Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Philippine Supreme Court ruling explains how courts distinguish entrapment from frame-up in drug cases, and why buy-bust operations must be proven beyond reasonable doubt.