Practice question
A warrant was obtained as a principal proceeding before any criminal case. Its quashal, followed by denial of reconsideration, ends that process. Under Worldwide Web, is ordinary appeal categorically unavailable merely because the ruling concerns a search warrant?
- Yes, all warrant orders are interlocutory regardless of context.
- Yes, only an informal letter to police is possible.
- Yes, the order automatically becomes a conviction.
- No; the final-order character permits appeal under the applicable rules.
- Yes, an aggrieved party can never seek review.
Legal references
- Worldwide Web Corp. v. People, G.R. No. 161106, January 13, 2014, MAIN decision, independent warrant proceeding, aggrieved-party standing and final-order distinction: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2014/jan2014/gr_161106_2014.html
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