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Adoma vs. People

JAMEL M. ADOMA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 240126 | 2023-04-12

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, SAJ.:
 
For a hot pursuit arrest to be valid, police officers must have personal knowledge of facts, based on their observation, that the person sought to be arrested has just committed a crime. Equally important is the required element of immediacy from the time the crime is committed up to the point of arrest.
 
This Court resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assailing the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the Regional Trial Court Decision[4] finding Jamel M. Adoma (Adoma) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of illegal possession of...