Practice question
The prosecution acknowledges a Section21 deviation and proves preservation of the item's integrity, but establishes no justifiable ground for the deviation. Does preservation alone satisfy the saving clause?
- Yes; justification is optional.
- Yes; any laboratory result cures every defect.
- Yes; a police title supplies justification automatically.
- Yes; the two conditions are alternatives.
- No; the clause also requires a proved justifiable ground.
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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