Practice question
Did Stonehill treat materials seized from the individual petitioners’ residences as necessarily identical to corporate-office materials for standing purposes?
- Yes, the Court refused to distinguish the locations.
- Yes, every residence automatically belongs to a corporation.
- No.
- Yes, individuals can never challenge a search of their own homes.
- Yes, a company’s existence eliminates every officer’s personal protection.
Legal references
- Stonehill v. Diokno, G.R. No. L-19550, June 19, 1967, MAIN decision, personal constitutional right and separate corporate personality: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1967/jun1967/gr_l-19550_1967.html
- People v. Lavarias, G.R. No. 273582, June 9, 2026, MAIN decision, substantial record basis and serious warrant defect; its warrant was issued and implemented in 2017: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70534
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