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PEOPLE Vs. Mikael Malmstedt [SEPARATE OPINIONS]

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. MIKAEL MALMSTEDT, * defendant-appellant. The Solicitor General for plaintiff-appellee. Romulo, Mabanta, Buenaventura, Sayoc & De los Angeles for defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 91107 | 1991-06-19

Separate Opinions

NARVASA, J., concurring and dissenting:

The ancient tradition that a man's home is his castle, safe from intrusion even by the king, has not only found its niche in all our charters, from 1935 to the present; it has also received unvarying recognition and acceptance in our case law. 1 The present Constitution 2 declares that

"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose, shall be inviolable, and no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except upon probable cause to be determined personally by...