Practice question
Police flag a public vehicle after an anonymous call describing an ordinary-looking bag. They observe no further suspicious act and probe the bag’s contents. They argue all checkpoints are valid, so every search there is valid. Which is best?
- The general legality of checkpoints does not establish the particular intrusive search’s justification
- Every checkpoint permits a full search of anyone
- A matching innocent description conclusively proves crime
- Contraband retroactively authorizes the search
- No public-safety inspection can ever be reasonable
Legal references
- People v. Sapla, G.R.244045, June16 2020: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/jun2020/gr_244045_2020.html
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