Practice question
A court requires officers to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt before any extensive vehicle search, despite stipulated objective circumstances meeting probable cause. Which is correct?
- It confuses the search threshold with the conviction standard
- The standards are always identical
- Only final judgment can authorize any vehicle search
- Probable cause is legally irrelevant
- A search always is a criminal sentence
Legal references
- People v. Sapla, G.R.244045, June16,2020, MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2020/jun2020/gr_244045_2020.html
- Evardo v. People, G.R.234317, May10,2021, MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/may2021/gr_234317_2021.html
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