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PEOPLE Vs. Mikael Malmstedt [DISSENTING OPINION, CRUZ J.]

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

CRUZ, J., dissenting:

I join Mr. Justice Andres R. Narvasa in his dissent, which I believe represents the correct application to the facts of this case of the provisions of the Bill of Rights and the Rules of Court on searches and seizures. It is consistent with my ponencia in People v. Amminudin, 163 SCRA 402, and also with Alih v. Castro, 151 SCRA 279, the latter being a unanimous decision of the Court en banc, and my dissents in Umil v. Ramos (on warrantless arrests, 187 SCRA 311, Valmonte v. De Villa (on checkpoints), 178, SCRA 211, 185 SCRA 665, and Guazon v. De Villa (on "zonas"), 181 SCRA 623.

I write this separate opinion merely to...