Practice question
In Lavarias, what did the Court mean by substantial basis in the search-warrant record?
- Only the applicant’s legal conclusions.
- Only the officer’s personal preference for a court.
- Particular facts and circumstances enabling independent judicial evaluation.
- Only a prosecutor’s promise of eventual success.
- A mandatory prior conviction.
Legal references
- 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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