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Warrantless Arrest for Illegal Firearm Possession: Rights and Public Safety
The Supreme Court upholds a warrantless arrest for illegal firearm possession, clarifying the balance between constitutional rights and public safety.
Unlawful Arrest Nullifies Drug Possession Conviction Safeguarding Constitutional Rights IN Police Searches
Supreme Court acquits drug possession convict after police conducted warrantless arrest and search without immediacy, violating constitutional rights.
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: Warrantless Arrests and Chain of Custody Explained
The Supreme Court clarifies when warrantless arrests are valid and how chain of custody rules apply in drug paraphernalia cases under RA 9165.
Unlawful Arrests and Admissibility of Evidence: Protecting Constitutional Rights in Drug Cases
When a warrantless arrest is invalid, evidence seized from the accused becomes inadmissible. Learn the rules from this Supreme Court ruling.
Rape Conviction Affirmed Conspiracy AND THE Standard OF Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Explore how the Supreme Court acquitted a drug suspect, emphasizing that a valid warrantless arrest must precede any search incident to arrest.
Buy-Bust Operations and Chain of Custody: Key Lessons from a Drug Conviction
A Supreme Court ruling on a buy-bust operation clarifies the rules on warrantless arrests, chain of custody, and the defenses of denial and frame-up.
Upholding Warrantless Arrests: The Limits of Challenging Drug Possession Evidence
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies when warrantless arrests and seizures in drug cases are valid, and when procedural lapses still allow conviction.
Limits of Warrantless Arrests: Probable Cause and Immediacy in Hot Pursuit
The Supreme Court clarifies the limits of warrantless arrests under Rule 113, Section 5(b), focusing on probable cause and immediacy in hot pursuit cases.
Validity OF BUY Bust Operations Upholding Warrantless Arrests AND Drug Evidence Integrity
Warrantless Searches Upholding Arrests AND Evidence Admissibility IN Drug Cases
When a warrantless arrest is lawful, a search incident to it is valid, and drugs seized are admissible in evidence.
Warrantless Arrest and Admissibility of Evidence: Safeguarding Rights in Drug Cases
The Supreme Court explains when a warrantless arrest is lawful and how evidence seized incident to that arrest remains admissible in drug cases.
Buy-Bust Operations: Warrantless Arrests and the Chain of Custody Rule in Drug Cases
The Supreme Court acquits a drug suspect because police failed to preserve the chain of custody, explaining the rules on buy-bust operations and evidence.
Chains Unbroken Safeguarding Drug Evidence Integrity in Philippine Law
The Supreme Court affirms drug convictions in People v. Mendoza, clarifying buy-bust operations, warrantless arrests, and evidence integrity under RA 9165.
Buy-Bust Operations, Warrantless Arrests, and Preserving Drug Evidence in Philippine Law
The Supreme Court upholds a shabu conviction, clarifying rules on buy-bust operations, warrantless arrests, and the chain of custody of seized drugs.
Unlawful Arrest and Illegal Drug Possession: Protecting Constitutional Rights
Supreme Court acquits drug suspect due to unlawful warrantless arrest, emphasizing constitutional rights against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Unlawful Arrest and the Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Doctrine: Safeguarding Constitutional Rights
Explore how an unlawful warrantless arrest led to acquittal in a drug case under the exclusionary rule and fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine.
Buy-Bust Operations and Warrantless Arrests: What the Supreme Court Requires in Drug Cases
The Supreme Court clarifies what makes a buy-bust arrest valid and how chain of custody of seized drugs must be preserved.
When Are Warrantless Arrests and Searches Legal in the Philippines
Learn when Philippine law allows warrantless arrests and searches, the legal limits, and what to do if your rights are violated.
Extrajudicial Confessions and Buy-Bust Operations: Safeguarding Rights in Drug Cases
A 2011 Supreme Court ruling clarifies when warrantless arrests and drug evidence remain valid despite procedural lapses in buy-bust operations.
Caught in the Act: Upholding Warrantless Arrests in Philippine Drug Cases
The Supreme Court explains when police may arrest without a warrant under the in flagrante delicto rule in drug cases.
Warrantless Arrests in the Philippines: When Are They Legal?
The Supreme Court explains when warrantless arrests are legal in the Philippines, using a drug case to illustrate the rules.
Buy-Bust Operations: When Warrantless Arrests and Seized Drugs Are Valid in Drug Cases
A look at when buy-bust arrests are lawful, when seized drugs are admissible, and the penalties for illegal sale and possession of shabu.
BUY Bust Operations AND Warrantless Arrests Safeguarding Rights IN Drug Cases
Valid Warrantless Arrest Upholding Drug Conviction Based on In Flagrante Delicto
Supreme Court affirms drug conviction, ruling warrantless arrest valid when suspect caught in flagrante delicto exchanging shabu.