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Practice question: Search Warrants in State Detention Facilities

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Practice question

Explain why allegations that custodial staff protect contraband neither automatically defeat an outside warrant application nor automatically justify unrestricted entry.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/jan2021/am_rtj-17-2494_2021.html — Re: Motu Proprio Fact-Finding Investigation on Search Warrants involving Mayor Rolando Espinosa, A.M. RTJ-17-2494 and RTJ-19-2557, January 26, 2021, MAIN opinion: routine custodial versus investigative searches.
  • https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html — Rule 126 sections 4–12: judicial safeguards and implementation requirements.

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