Practice question
After a lawful arrest, officers search the arrestee for a concealed weapon and evidence within the proper incident-search scope. Is a separate search warrant invariably required for that limited search?
- Yes, no exception exists
- Yes, even if Section 13 applies
- No, Section 13 recognizes the applicable warrantless exception
- No, because every police search is lawful
- No, because arrest removes every privacy right
Legal references
- Rule 126, Section 13; Macabuhay v. People, G.R. No. 270337, August 13, 2025; Patotoy v. People, G.R. No. 257910, March 4, 2025, main decisions.
- Reviewed primary authority, Rule 126, Section 13: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_110-127_crim.html
- Reviewed primary authority, Main decision, paragraph on substantially contemporaneous search and preexisting probable cause: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70028
- Reviewed primary authority, Main decision, search purpose and scope: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/mar2025/gr_257910_2025.html
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