Practice question
Officers leave a seized sachet unmarked until a substantially delayed inventory. A required witness arrives late, and no justifiable ground for either delay is proved. The prosecution relies solely on a positive laboratory result and says it automatically cures the unexplained first-link problems. Under Nisperos, which answer is correct?
- The laboratory result conclusively cures every identity issue.
- The result alone does not cure the unjustified custody deviations; identity and integrity still require the legally sufficient showing.
- Every delayed inventory is valid without explanation.
- The accused must prove which substitute sachet was used before any custody doubt can matter.
- The seriousness of the charge dispenses with the saving clause.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2014/ra_10640_2014.html — RA10640 Section1 amending RA9165 Section21(1).
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/nov2022/gr_250927_2022.html — Nisperos v. People, G.R.250927, November29 2022, MAIN en banc opinion and guidelines.
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