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Practice question: Consented Warrantless Search

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Whose authority to permit the search was missing in Damaso?
  1. The alleged helper’s and other third party’s authority from the absent rights-holder
  2. The newspaper editor’s authority
  3. The police photographer’s authority to develop film
  4. The prosecutor’s authority to sentence
  5. The witness’s authority to choose a judge

Legal references

  • People v Damaso, GR93516, August12,1992, MAIN opinion, unauthorized third-party consent and lack of urgency; search holding only: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1992/aug1992/gr_93516_1992.html

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