Practice question
What is required for a hot-pursuit arrest under Rule 113, Section 5(b)?
- An offense has just been committed and probable cause based on personal knowledge of facts or circumstances identifies its perpetrator
- An unidentified rumor about any old offense
- Only the suspect's poverty
- A demand by a private complainant without supporting circumstances
- A final conviction in every case
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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