Practice question
An officer arrives shortly after an assault, sees fresh injuries and obtains immediate identification from the victim. Is hot pursuit automatically defeated solely by the absence of a police eyewitness to the blows?
- Yes, direct police sight of the blow is the sole permissible basis.
- Yes, all victim identifications are rumors by definition.
- Yes, the injury must first produce a conviction.
- No; the officer’s personally gathered facts must be evaluated under the just-committed and probable-cause requirements.
- Yes, Section 5(b) is limited to escaped prisoners.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rule 113, Sections 2-9, and Rule 114, Section 26, as relevant: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Pestilos v. Generoso, G.R. No. 182601, November 10, 2014, MAIN decision (not separate opinion), facts gathered promptly after assault and hot-pursuit arrest: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/nov2014/gr_182601_2014.html
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