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PEOPLE OF THE — PHILIPPINES A
Me. MICTOR DIAZ VINECARIO 5 Fe nonin aces 20 te3
_GERLYN WATES_, Appethamts
s Pe Aree aes esa a
ellen: Victor Vineca a peel) Doge
amd __Gerlyn _wartes__ were found guilty
tn wolatng — arhele NM of oe erat
Sak oo Dangerous — Pugs Bache. Sere
pee jin EH — maght of ppelk S10 144 Sa police police.
Officers were. mannang — a checkpoint pursuant
to QMELEC gun ban when A — motorcycle
with fheee men om board sped ase ale
The three men wore the herein
— Obbliging, the thee men _ sable
: — morreyele —peturned to He cheekpoint.
the _authorhes __atked wing they Spe ania}
: — 42 Which Vinecario retorted that he mag is
a of the avny but he Cannof
produce an ID fo prove ffs At this
the police asked Vine cane what _« — luside
SA big military back pack , Vinecaio answeredt
5 — ee isles oe an ene bo ane ree
Tak that tha back pack epmtained _
» SPO1_ Goe-ong ordwed Yinecavd
ea open the bag, there Afier, the poticelater peiterated that if was only. a
when S03 ouahed fhe stuff wrapped. tn bape,
—vinecario suddenly grabbed it , retulhng te the
feaving off te wrapper , it wat discovered.
oo ate,
eS. wg Pts wand iepee
a whether or not the sea and Sedeure
of Yee backpack constitutes illegal , search,
hence, the mariana ib Inadmiscrble 40 evidence.
eas ei ae :
The rule tc tmctituhenaliy —endanined that
nd search and Seiourt- com lawfully be
—omducted without a valid warrant issued
ee bya oompetenct judiaak outtadr HY. (See 2, Art)
tnd Section 307, art ML of the Constitution
mandates thot any undence obtained
at vidlation of the night of the. people under _
eco eet he hadmissible for amy puypare
as _ in any proceeding. a :
The Cmshtahonal — prser shim = adage
warrantless searches and Se2ures— admits
5 of cortain _ exceptions, however. Searcy —avd/or
sere may be made without a warrant ad
the eden obtauned _ there fran may bei eat ian lave rest, (2) seavcl
no mot velucle a). Searth in vidlation
custom “lami ; 4) Seine | ure of widente ih plain
vitws; (8) when the aecuced hunself waives _
bie night _ag inst unreasmable searches omc
Nearer | y ard G), ctop- and~ sttuahing.
Page h the al ii, ic that motorists
their veluder as well ac pedestrians
a phreuga ee aes pects nemo
ie zeit ol reubne hspection ¢ veluiles mes)
be ~ stepped and. extensively ceavchad when |
oe ice prbable say whith — justifies aes
reasonable, Mesut the mew de the
Revie cheek pts ther the _mbtorist Base
2 awe offender or the emtents of the velricle
care have. bet instante a ae ni
en tight sof 4 pedlants “ond
— after | nobe ae the cheekpnint ae, ae after
—Laning. _ bes cA Abyn bythe poe
Ie iCious ~ wd nervous a on
thet
—Lintegted 2 on the | contents 7 of the papas
wich posed te ome another, and the _
eee ia of Ving caw that he was_ oe eine ae
Bee Atri gener man Attempt fe a
dissuade the policemen — frm _ proceedine wtf
ther ivepeetton, there exittecl probable ~ cause
Ce te a re ieee oem ice_omtents of the bovek pack were inchrumentt
of come ie a
WHEREFORE, the decision of the Regimal
ved Grit pining appellate guilty of
ee eer ‘mari Uana~, tapers
4 te Thereby affirmed.