Practice question
A prosecutor defends opening a passenger's closed bag by saying that every checkpoint search is valid and that the passenger did not protest while armed officers surrounded him. Explain the defects in these two arguments under Sapla, assuming no independent probable cause or other exception.
Legal references
- People v. Sapla, G.R. No. 244045, June 16, 2020, main decision: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/66263
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