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Practice question: Checkpoint Searches

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Are road checkpoints inherently unconstitutional merely because no search warrant accompanies each stop?
  1. No; their reasonableness depends on the actual operation and intrusion
  2. Yes, every visual checkpoint check is forbidden
  3. No, and every intrusive act is automatically lawful
  4. Only the checkpoint sign determines every issue
  5. Only the officer’s rank matters

Legal references

  • People v. Sapla, G.R.244045, June16 2020: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/jun2020/gr_244045_2020.html

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