Practice question
In a post-amendment drug seizure, the team omits required inventory safeguards. At trial the prosecution proves no justifiable ground for departure but argues that a sealed package alone satisfies the statutory saving clause. Which is best?
- A seal automatically excuses every statutory departure
- Preservation alone does not eliminate the separate requirement of justifiable grounds
- The saving clause requires justification only when the accused confesses
- Every sealed package proves all elements of the offense
- The statute contains no saving clause at all
Legal references
- RA 10640 Section 1, Section 21(1): https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2014/ra_10640_2014.html
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