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People vs. Saturnina P. Salazar

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee vs. SATURNINA SALAZAR y PALANAS, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. 98060 | 1997-01-27

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

As her defense in this appeal, appellant alleges violation of her constitutional rights against warrantless search and seizure, and to counsel during custodial investigations. However, the search, being merely an incident of a legitimate buy-bust operation against illegal drugs, needed no warrant. And while her right to counsel during the custodial investigation was indeed violated, there were other evidence sufficient to warrant her conviction beyond reasonable doubt.

This appeal seeks the reversal of the Decision 1 in Criminal Case No. 925 of the Regional Trial Court of Oroquieta City, Branch 13, finding...