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Dec 6, 2023 criminal-law constitutional-rights warrantless-search illegal-possession-of-firearms unlawful-arrest exclusionary-rule

Unlawful Arrests and Illegal Searches: Protecting Constitutional Rights in Firearm Possession Cases

The Supreme Court acquits a man convicted of illegal firearm possession, ruling that a warrantless search based on a traffic violation and a hunch violates constitutional rights.

Aug 9, 2023 criminal-law unlawful-arrest drug-cases constitutional-rights warrantless-arrest chain-of-custody

Unlawful Arrests in Drug Cases: Protecting Constitutional Rights

The Supreme Court acquits three men in a drug case, ruling that police overreach and unlawful arrest violate constitutional rights.

Jul 6, 2000 criminal-law unlawful-arrest admissibility-of-evidence constitutional-rights drug-cases philippine-law

Unlawful Arrest and Admissibility of Evidence: Protecting Constitutional Rights in Drug Cases

Learn how unlawful arrest affects evidence admissibility in Philippine drug cases and what constitutional rights protect the accused.

Mar 10, 1999 criminal-law illegal-possession-of-firearms unlawful-arrest probable-cause evidence acquittal

Unlawful Arrest and Weak Evidence: How to Fight Illegal Firearm Charges in the Philippines

Learn how unlawful arrest and weak evidence can defeat illegal firearm charges, based on a Supreme Court acquittal.