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Lapi vs. People

SIMEON LAPI Y MAHIPUS, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 210731 | 2019-02-13

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
The right to question the validity of an arrest may be waived if the accused, assisted by counsel, fails to object to its validity before arraignment.

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assailing the April 29, 2013 Decision[2] and December 10, 2013 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CEB-CR No. 01564, which upheld the Regional Trial Court September 15, 2010 Decision.[4] The trial court found Simeon M. Lapi (Lapi) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of having violated Article II, Section 15 of Republic Act No. 9165[5] and sentenced him to six (6) months of...