Practice question
Under RA 7438, does calling suspect questioning an invitation automatically remove it from custodial-investigation safeguards?
- Yes, labels control the statute.
- Yes, if the invitation is polite.
- Yes, if questioning occurs in daylight.
- Yes, if no handcuffs are used.
- No; the Act includes an invitation to a person investigated for an offense he is suspected of committing.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article III, section 12, https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Republic Act No. 7438, sections 2–3, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1992/ra_7438_1992.html
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