Practice question
The search later yields firearms. May that discovery alone supply the missing record support for the compelling reason when the warrant was issued?
- Yes, later success necessarily creates the omitted earlier basis.
- No.
- Yes, discovery repeals the application safeguards.
- Yes, every successful search validates any venue theory.
- Yes, officers’ findings replace the issuing judge’s pre-issuance work.
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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