Practice question
In Marti, was the package search attributed to police direction or participation when it was initially performed?
- No; it was a genuinely private search for the forwarder’s private purposes.
- Yes, the Court found a police-directed raid.
- Yes, a judge personally opened it.
- Yes, the forwarder acted under a search warrant.
- Yes, police selected the contents before shipment.
Legal references
- People v. Marti, G.R. No. 81561, January 18, 1991, MAIN decision, genuinely private search without State intervention: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1991/jan1991/gr_81561_1991.html
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