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Buy-Bust Operations and Drug Evidence Integrity in Philippine Law
A look at how Philippine courts treat drug evidence in buy-bust cases, and why chain of custody matters.
Buy-Bust Operations and Chain of Custody: What Drug Cases Require
The Supreme Court clarifies what makes buy-bust operations legal and how chain of custody rules apply in drug cases under RA 9165.
Drug Buy-Bust Operations: When Non-Compliance With Evidence Rules Is Not Fatal
In People v. Salvador, the Supreme Court ruled that failure to inventory and photograph seized drugs does not automatically void an arrest if evidence integrity is preserved.
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.
Buy-Bust Operations and the Integrity of Drug Evidence in Illegal Sale Cases
The Supreme Court affirms a drug sale conviction, explaining the elements of the offense and why minor lapses in evidence handling do not automatically acquit.
Buy-Bust Operations: Minor Inconsistencies Won't Save Drug Sellers From Conviction
The Supreme Court explains why minor inconsistencies in police testimony do not destroy a buy-bust case, and why frame-up defenses rarely succeed.
Reasonable Doubt: When Inconsistent Police Testimony Overturns a Drug Sale Conviction
The Supreme Court acquits a drug suspect after police witnesses gave conflicting accounts of a buy-bust operation, breaking the chain of custody.
Buy-Bust Operations and Drug Convictions: The Role of the Presumption of Regularity
The Supreme Court affirms a drug conviction, explaining how the presumption of regularity in police buy-bust operations works and when it applies.
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.
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 and Chain of Custody: Protecting Rights in Drug Cases
The Supreme Court upholds a drug conviction, clarifying buy-bust validity, chain of custody rules, and evidentiary standards under RA 9165.
Challenging Buy-Bust Operations: Upholding Regularity and Proving Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt in Drug Cases
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when buy-bust operations are valid, how to rebut the presumption of police regularity, and limits of drug paraphernalia liability.
Entrapment vs. Instigation: Safeguards Against Illegal Drug Sale Convictions
Explaining the difference between entrapment and instigation in buy-bust operations, and when courts may acquit in drug cases.
Dispensing With the Confidential Informant: Upholding Buy-Bust Operations in Drug Cases
The Supreme Court clarifies that a confidential informant's testimony is not indispensable in drug cases when police officers personally witness the illegal sale.
Buy-Bust Operations and the Chain of Custody: Ensuring Integrity in Drug Cases
The Supreme Court explains why the chain of custody matters in buy-bust drug cases and when its breach can defeat a conviction.
Navigating Entrapment Proving Illegal Drug Sale AND Possession Beyond Reasonable Doubt IN THE Philippines
Learn how Philippine courts distinguish valid buy-bust operations from entrapment, and what proof is needed to convict for illegal drug sale or possession beyond reasonable doubt.
When Courts Can No Longer Enforce Agreements: The Difference Between Entrapment and Instigation
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when police buy-bust operations are legal entrapment versus illegal instigation, and why the distinction matters in drug cases.
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.
Entrapment vs Instigation: Defining the Boundaries of Drug Law Enforcement in the Philippines
The Supreme Court clarifies the distinction between valid entrapment and prohibited instigation in drug buy-bust operations, and why it matters.
Buy-Bust Operations and Chain of Custody: Key Lessons from People v. Robelo
The Supreme Court upholds a drug conviction, clarifying buy-bust legality, conspiracy, and the limits of belated chain-of-custody objections.
Buy-Bust Operations and Chain of Custody in Drug Cases: Key Lessons
A Supreme Court ruling explains why strict compliance with chain of custody rules matters—and when minor lapses won't defeat a drug conviction.
Buy-Bust Operations Ensuring Integrity in Drug Sale and Possession Cases
The Supreme Court affirms drug convictions, explaining how buy-bust operations and chain of custody preserve evidence integrity under RA 9165.
Buy-Bust Operations and Chain of Custody: Ensuring Integrity in Drug Sale Convictions
The Supreme Court clarifies the rules on buy-bust operations, chain of custody, and what it takes to convict under Section 5 of RA 9165.
Entrapment vs Instigation: What Makes a Valid Drug Buy-Bust Operation
The Supreme Court explains the difference between entrapment and instigation in drug cases, and why a valid buy-bust operation leads to conviction.