Practice question
Outside investigators obtain a warrant limited to a described weapon in CellA. They propose searching unrelated cells solely because inmates share one government facility. No other warrant or exception is asserted. Which is correct?
- One jail warrant automatically covers all cells
- Shared facility ownership does not expand the warrant’s specified place
- The officers may privately rewrite the place description
- Only the warden’s silence is required
- Any cell occupant may enlarge the warrant
Legal references
- Rule126 Sections1–13: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Re: Motu Proprio Fact-Finding Investigation involving Mayor Espinosa, A.M.RTJ-17-2494/RTJ-19-2557, January26,2021, MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/jan2021/am_rtj-17-2494_2021.html
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