Practice question
Police claim prior surveillance established cause but cannot identify any findings and rely solely on their conclusion that a passenger is a drug dealer. What does Evardo require instead?
- Only the passenger’s surname matters
- The conclusion must be accepted as conclusive
- Any watch-list entry authorizes every search
- Specific objective circumstances rather than an invitation to accept predisposition
- An officer’s belief is itself a judicial warrant
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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