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Practice question: Plain View Doctrine

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does plain view cover an item’s incriminating character established only through later account checks rather than apparent circumstances at discovery?
  1. Yes; later research always substitutes for immediate apparentness
  2. Not merely because later checks establish it
  3. Only a laboratory’s name matters
  4. Only the officer’s uniform matters
  5. An ordinary object always is contraband

Legal references

  • Silvano v. People, G.R.273931, February12,2026, MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/feb2026/gr_273931_2026.html

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