Practice question
An officer surreptitiously enters a dwelling without judicial authority or lawful exception. When the owner discovers the entry and requires departure, the officer deliberately refuses. The officer says Article128 requires forced entry in every case. What does the text provide?
- Surreptitious entry followed by refusal to leave when required is a separate stated mode
- Only breaking a lock can ever qualify
- All covert entry is automatically lawful
- Refusal to leave can never matter
- An officer has unlimited domicile authority
Legal references
- Revised Penal Code, Articles118,120-121,126,128,130-132,143-144, as applicable; no obsolete fine applied: https://lawphil.net/statutes/acts/act1930/act_3815_1930.html
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