Republic Of The Philippines Regional Trial Court National Capital Judicial Region Branch 50 Quezon City

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH 50 QUEZON CITY 

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES   Plaint  iff,

- versus -

(Copre!ensive Act of $%%$&

CRIMINAL CASE No. Q-10-567! Violation of Section 5, Article II Republic Act No. 9165, "an#erous "ru#s

ROBIN LOPEZ PADILLA"   Accused. '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'

MOTION TO QUASH INFORMATION

Accuse Robin ). *ailla, b+ counsel, respectfull+ oves for t!e uas!al of t!e Inforation ate $% Au#ust $%1% issue b+ Assistant Cit+ *rosecutor illie . Revillae on t!e follo/in# #roun0

PREFATORY STATEMENT

Coentin# on t!e possible abuses t!at are prone to occur in a bu+-bust operation t!e Supree Court !el in t!e case of People vs.  Ambih10

!ile bu+-bust operation is a reco#ni2e eans of entrapent for t!e appre!ension of ru# pus!ers, it oes not al/a+s coen itself as t!e ost reliable /a+ to #o 1

 $$6 SCRA 34 (199&

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after violators of t!e "an#erous "ru#s Act as it is susceptible to istae as /ell as to !arassent, e'tortion an abuse.7

Accuse is no ru# pus!er.

8!e onl+ reason !e is no/ in t!e

custo+ of t!e police is because !e /as ille#all+ arreste for reasons !e still cannot copre!en.

Accuse t!us respectfull+ oves for t!e uas!al of t!e Inforation ate $% Au#ust $%1% issue b+ Assistant Cit+ *rosecutor illie . Revillae, on t!e follo/in# #roun0

THE COURT DID NOT ACQUIRE  JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF THE  ACCUSED AS THE ARREST WAS IE!A.

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In t!e present case, t!e prosecution asserts t!at t!e

/arrantless arrest of t!e accuse Robin ). *ailla /as t!e result of a valil+ conucte bu+-bust operation.

8!e+ lie/ise clai t!at t!e

arrest /as perfore after t!e accuse !a been ul+ infore of !is constitutional ri#!ts.

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Contrar+ to t!e clai of t!e appre!enin# police officers

t!at t!e /arrantless arrest /as t!e result of a vali bu+-bust operation, no actual bu+-bust operation i in fact tae place. As state b+ t!e accuse in !is Counter-Affiavit, ebers of t!e *!ilippine "ru# nforceent A#enc+ (*"A& broe into !is !ouse b+ breain# open t!e paloc of !is #ara#e #ate. it!out introucin# t!eselves as *"A officers or presentin# an+ /arrant, 1$-15 operatives of t!e *"A are /it! !i#!-po/ere firears t!en store !is !oe confiscatin#

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one+, cellular p!ones an ot!er valuables fro t!e persons of t!e accuse an !is visitors. 8!e *"A ebers t!en proceee to !aul off various ites fro /it!in t!e !oe of t!e accuse.

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8!e accuse t!en recounts t!at t!e *"A operatives t!en

escorte !i an !is copanion Ric!ar :. :oe2 to a Re 8o+ota Revo, /!ic! t!en brou#!t t!e to Cap ;arin#al. 8!e accuse an Ric!ar :. :oe2 /ere not infore of t!eir ri#!ts upon t!eir arrest, as /ell as /!at offense t!e+ /ere bein# c!ar#e /it!.

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8!e ri#!t of t!e people to be secure a#ainst unreasonable

searc!es an sei2ures is an inviolable ri#!t protecte b+ t!e Constitution$. As suc! no person a+ be valil+ arreste /it!out t!e benefit of a /arrant of arrest, e'cept in t!e specific instances provie b+ la/. An+ /arrantless arrest one outsie t!e specific instances provie b+ la/ are t!us eee to be contrar+ to la/ an ille#al.

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8!e la/ as it presentl+ stans, enuerates t!e instances

/!en an /arrant /it!out /arrant is vali in Section 5 of Rule 11 of t!e Rules of Court, to /it0 Se"#io$ %. Arrest without warrant; when lawful. — A peace officer or a private person may, without a warrant, arrest a person: (a) When, in his presence, the person to be arrested has committed, is actually committin, or is attemptin to commit an offense; (b) When an offense has !ust been committed, and he has probable cause to believe based on  personal "nowlede of facts or circumstances that the person to be arrested has committed it; and 2

 Const. (1987), Art. III section 2

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(c) When the person to be arrested is a  prisoner who has escaped from a penal establishment or place where he is servin final !udment or is temporarily confined while his case is pendin, or has escaped while bein transferred from one confinement to another.

 8!e enueration containe in section 5 of Rule 11 of t!e Rules of Court bein# e'clusive, an+ arrest /it!out /arrant one outsie of t!ose specifie in t!erein are eee ille#al.

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8!e accuse Robin ). *ailla coul not !ave been cau#!t

coittin# t!e crie in t!e presence of !is arrestin# officers, as !e i not in fact sell an+ ille#al ru#s. Nor coul t!e *"A clai t!at t!e+ !a personal no/le#e t!at a crie !a been coitte an t!at t!e accuse !a in fact coitte it. 8!is is sipl+ because t!ere /as no crie or vali bu+-bust operation to spea of. Neit!er /as t!e accuse Robin ). *ailla a fu#itive at t!e tie !e /as arreste. None of t!e instances for a vali arrest /it!out /arrant uner t!e Rules of Court /ere present. 8!e arrest /as t!us ille#al an as a conseuence, t!e Court i not acuire all of ustice, ue2on Cit+

NOTICE OF HEARING

:reetin#s0 *lease tae notice t!at t!e fore#oin# Botion /ill be subitte for t!e CourtHs consieration an resolution on %& S'()'*+', %010 ) /0 .*. or as soon t!ereafter as atter an counsel a+ be !ear.

C@*F ?GRNIS>"0 THE BRANCH CLER$ OF COURT Re#ional 8rial Court National Capital uicial Re#ion ue2on Cit+, Dranc! 1%% THE HONORABLE ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTOR ffice of the $ity Prosecutor  >all of ustice, ue2on Cit+