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People vs. Pastrana

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. AMADOR PASTRANA AND RUFINA ABAD, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 196045 | 2018-02-21

DECISION
 
MARTIRES, J.:
 
The sacred right against an arrest, search or seizure without valid warrant is not only ancient. It is also zealously safeguarded. The Constitution guarantees the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures. Any evidence obtained in violation of said right shall thus be inadmissible for any purpose in any proceeding. Indeed, while the power to search and seize may at times be necessary to the public welfare, still it must be exercised and the law implemented without contravening the constitutional rights of the citizens; for the...