Case Digest (G.R. No. L-29421) Core Legal Reasoning Model
Facts:
On February 2, 2007, at around 3:00 PM, a police roving patrol, consisting of SPO1 Metodio Aparis, PO3 Macarinas, and PO2 Tremaine Sotto, was in the vicinity of Garfield Street, Barangay Suba, Cebu City. During their patrol, SPO1 Aparis observed the accused-appellant, Marcial M. Pardillo, holding two white transparent sachets in his right hand. Suspecting that these sachets contained illegal drugs, SPO1 Aparis identified himself as a police officer and inquired about the contents of the sachets. In response, Pardillo claimed that he was merely asked by someone to buy shabu. Subsequently, the police officers escorted Pardillo to the police station; during this transport, SPO1 Aparis took possession of the sachets. Upon arrival at the station, he marked the sachets "MMP-1" and "MMP-2" to facilitate laboratory examination. A laboratory analysis confirmed that the items contained methamphetamine hydrochloride, commonly known as shabu. Following this, an Informat
Case Digest (G.R. No. L-29421) Expanded Legal Reasoning Model
error code: 1015