Practice question
Identify the circumstances supporting the exigent-search holding in Part II of People v. De Gracia. Avoid treating the case as a blanket license to search during unrest.
Legal references
- People v. De Gracia, G.R. Nos. 102009–10, July 6, 1994, Part II; People v. Aruta, G.R. No. 120915, April 3, 1998, main decisions.
- Reviewed primary authority, Part II only, search holding; obsolete firearms penalty discussion not used: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1994/jul1994/gr_102009_1994.html
- Reviewed primary authority, Main decision, distinction from De Gracia emergency: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/35755
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