Practice question
Firsthand evidence links stolen equipment only to Unit A of a building. Unit B is independently occupied and no evidence connects it to the offense. Explain why a request to search both units cannot rely solely on A’s probable-cause showing.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article III, Section 2.
- Rules of Court, Rule 126, Sections 1 and 3–5: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/rc/rc_110-127_2000.html
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