Practice question
A prisoner escapes while being transferred between confinement facilities. An officer encounters and apprehends the escapee without an arrest warrant. Which Rule 113 ground applies?
- No ground can apply to an escape during transfer
- Only a civil attachment ground
- Section 5(c), which includes escape during transfer from one confinement to another
- Only a property-search exception
- A requirement to wait for another completed offense
Legal references
- Rule 113, Section 5; Patotoy v. People, G.R. No. 257910, March 4, 2025, main decision.
- Reviewed primary authority, Rule 113, Section 5: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Reviewed primary authority, Main decision, overt acts and fine-only distinction: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/mar2025/gr_257910_2025.html
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