Practice question
What does Lavarias require beyond a general assertion when a compelling reason must support filing outside the crime’s ordinary territorial venue?
- Adequate factual basis on the application record.
- A conclusory phrase alone in every case.
- Only the officer’s assurance that details are unnecessary.
- Only the successful outcome of a later search.
- Only the suspect’s failure to confess.
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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