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Practice question: Warrantless Arrests and Searches

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A legally sufficient hot-pursuit arrest is challenged solely because the officer did not see the offense occur. Distinguish personal knowledge of probable-cause facts under Section 5(b) from the in-presence ground in Section 5(a).

Legal references

  • Rules of Court, Rule 113, Section 5: https://lawphil.net/courts/supreme/rc/rc_110-127_2000.html Section 5(a)–(b).

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