Practice question
Police find contraband through an unjustified intrusive search and claim the discovery proves the search was lawful. Which is correct?
- Successful search always validates itself
- Only the amount of contraband controls
- The court must accept every officer’s conclusion
- No contraband can ever be admitted after any lawful search
- The discovery cannot retroactively supply the missing justification
Legal references
- People v. Sapla, G.R.244045, June16 2020: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/jun2020/gr_244045_2020.html
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