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WARRANTLESS ARREST/SEARCH and SEIZURE

People of the Philippines v. Rommel Aa!a " Sa#$n

G.R. No. 190623, November 17, 2014

DEL CASTILLO, J.

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Rommel Ar! "# $o%&' (%)l*+ be+o&' re#o&ble 'o%b* o$ )lle(l o##e##)o& o$

#-b% b+ *-e RTC, # $$)rme' b+ *-e CA, re#%l*)&( *o *-e el be$ore *-e SC.

O1 Tl//, //om&)e' b+ *-e r&(+ C-)rm&, r&(+ T&o'# &' #everl

member# o$ *-e br&(+ /o%&/)l, "-)le )& *-e /* o$ /o&$)#/*)&( v)'eorer

m/-)&e ))'e *-e -o%#e o$ Ale&'ro S/'o, #" &)&e er#o, )&/l%')&( Ar!,

e&(()&( )& o* #e##)o&. O1 Tl// rre#*e' &' $r)#e' *-e 9, &' re/overe' $rom

*-e o/e* o$ Ar! #mll -e*#ele' *rre&* l#*)/ #/-e* /o&*)&)&( "-)*e

/r+#*ll)&e #%b#*&/e #%#e/*e' *o be #-b%. I& *-e re/)&/*, *-e #)' #/-e* "# *%r&e'

over *o *-e /-)e$ )&ve#*)(*or, Lrr+ Cbrer, "-o mre' *-e #me ")*- *-e )&)*)l#

RSA )& Tl//5# re#e&/e. A re%e#* $or lbor*or+ em)&*)o& o$ *-e /o&*e&*# o$

#)' #/-e* "# 'el)vere' *o *-e Lbor*or+ "-ere *-e 8ore)/ C-em)#* $o%&' *o be

#-b%.

Ar! le'e' &o* (%)l*+. G)v)&( ')$$ere&* ver#)o& o$ *-e )&/)'e&*, -e /l)me' *-* -e

"# #lee)&( ))'e room )& *-e -o%#e o$ S/'o "-e& O1 Tl// "oe -)m % &'

$r)#e' -)m, /o&$)#/*e' -)# "lle*, *-e& *oo -)m *o *-e ol)/e #**)o& &' /-r(e'

-)m ")*- )lle(l o##e##)o& o$ ro-)b)*e' 'r%(#. Ar! r(%e# *-* *-e #-b%

/o&$)#/*e' $rom -)# o/e* "# &o* )& l)& v)e" m)&( )* )lle(ll+ #e)!e', &o* be)&(& )&/)'e&* o$ & rre#* )& $l(r&*e 'el)/*o, &' *-ere$ore )&'m)##)ble # ev)'e&/e.

Ar! l)e")#e r(%e' *-* *-e r%le o& /-)& o$ /%#*o'+ "# broe& &' *-* &o* ll o$

*-e er#o "-o -' *-e #-b% )& /%#*o'+ *oo *-e ")*&e## #*&'.

Ar! ##)le' *-e le(l)*+ o$ -)# rre#* o&l+ $*er *-e rr)(&me&*.

ISSUES&

I# *-e rre#* vl)'

I# *-e #-b% #e)!e' ")*-o%* "rr&* 'm)##)ble # ev)'e&/e

I# *-e vl)')*+ o$ & rre#* m+ be ##)le' $*er rr)(&me&*I# $)l%re *o /oml+ ")*- *-e /-)& o$ /%#*o'+ m%#* re#%l* *o *-e /%)**l o$ *-e

//%#e'

HEL'&

The aest is valid.r :;, Se/*)o&

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re#e&/e, *-e er#o& *o be rre#*e' -# /omm)**e', )# /*%ll+ /omm)**)&(, or )#

**em*)&( *o /omm)* & o$$ee. Ar! "# /lerl+ re-e&'e' )& $l(r&*e 'el)/*o

# -e "# *-e& /omm)**)&( /r)me :#&)$$)&( #-b%; )& *-e re#e&/e o$ O1 Tl//.

=e&/e, -)# "rr&*le## rre#* )# vl)' %r#%&* *o #)' r%le.

The sha($ is admissi(le as eviden)e. T-e Co*)*%*)o&l ro-)b)*)o& o& "rr&*le###er/- &' #e)!%re -# *-e $ollo")&( e/e*)o&> 1; ?rr&*le## #er/- )&/)'e&*l *o

l"$%l rre#*@ 2;Ser/- o$ ev)'e&/e )& l)& v)e"@ 3; Ser/- o$ mov)&( ve-)/le@

4;Coe&*e' "rr&*le## #er/-@

:1; T-e re-e&')&( *em -v)&( )&)*)l /%#*o'+ &' /o&*rol o$ *-e 'r%(# #-ll,

)mme')*el+ $*er #e)!%re &' /o&$)#/*)o&, -+#)/ll+ )&ve&*or+ &' -o*o(r- *-e

#me )& *-e re#e&/e o$ *-e //%#e', or *-e er#o&B# $rom "-om #%/- )*em# "ere/o&$)#/*e' &'Bor #e)!e', or -)#B-er rere#e&**)ve or /o%el, rere#e&**)ve $rom

*-e me') &' *-e Der*me&* o$ J%#*)/e :DOJ;, &' &+ ele/*e' %bl)/ o$$)/)l "-o

#-ll be re%)re' *o #)(& *-e /o)e# o$ *-e )&ve&*or+ &' be ()ve& /o+ *-ereo$.

=o"ever, )* -# bee& -el' *-* $)l%re *o #*r)/*l+ /oml+ ")*- $ore#)' ro/e'%re ")ll

&o* re&'er & rre#* )lle(l or *-e #e)!e' )*em# )&'m)##)ble )& ev)'e&/e. S%b#*&*)l

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/oml)&/e )# #%$$)/)e&* # rov)'e' %&'er Se/*)o& 21 :; o$ *-e Imleme&*)&( R%le#

&' Re(%l*)o o$ RA 916< *-*

&o&/oml)&/e ")*- *-e re%)reme&*# %&'er %#*)$)ble (ro%&'#, # lo&( # *-e

)&*e(r)*+ &' *-e ev)'e&*)r+ vl%e o$ *-e #e)!e' )*em# re roerl+ re#erve' b+ *-e

re-e&')&( o$$)/erB*em, #-ll &o* re&'er vo)' &' )&vl)' #%/- #e)!%re# o$ &'

/%#*o'+ over #)' )*em#.

Se/*)o& 1:b; o$ D&(ero%# Dr%(# or' Re(%l*)o& No. 1, Ser)e# o$ 2002,

)mleme&*)&( RA 916