When an arrest without a warrant holds
“Pwede ba nila akong arestuhin nang walang warrant?”
Three narrow situations, and one rule students reverse: the arrest justifies the search, never the other way round.
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Read the strip. The last panel does not answer — you do, before the rule shows up.
A checkpoint at dusk. Two officers wave down a motorcycle. Jun takes off his helmet.
OFFICER“Bag mo, pakibuksan.”
Nothing has been observed yet. Keep track of the order of events.
Jun's hands on the bag, hesitating. The officer already reaching.
JUN“Bakit po? May nagawa po ba ako?”
The question the record will turn on.
The bag open on the seat. A sachet visible. The officer produces handcuffs.
OFFICER“Ayan. Sumama ka sa amin.”
The search came first, then the arrest. Note the sequence.
Jun in the back of the patrol car, looking at the reader.
CAPTIONNahuli sa akto — o ginawa lang legal ng nakita?
Vote before the rule.