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Practice question: Stop and Frisk

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Practice question

Explain why an officer’s account of a past suspicious incident must be evaluated for credibility when offered to justify a later frisk.

Legal references

  • Malacat v Court of Appeals, GR123595, December12,1997, MAIN opinion, stop-and-frisk grounds and limits: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1997/dec1997/gr_123595_1997.html
  • Esquillo v People, GR182010, August25,2010, MAIN opinion, concrete suspicious conduct and attempted flight: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2010/aug2010/gr_182010_2010.html

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