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    Revaldo V. People of The Philippines Case Digest

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    Police officers conducted a warrantless search of Revaldo's property and confiscated 20 pieces of lumber without proper documentation. Revaldo argued this was an illegal search and seizure. The court ruled that under Section 80 of the Forestry Code, police can arrest and confiscate illegally possessed forest products without a warrant. The court affirmed Revaldo's conviction for illegal possession but modified the penalty. The arrest was deemed legal per the code's provision allowing warrantless arrests for forestry offenses witnessed by police.

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    Police officers conducted a warrantless search of Revaldo's property and confiscated 20 pieces of lumber without proper documentation. Revaldo argued this was an illegal search and seizure. The court ruled that under Section 80 of the Forestry Code, police can arrest and confiscate illegally possessed forest products without a warrant. The court affirmed Revaldo's conviction for illegal possession but modified the penalty. The arrest was deemed legal per the code's provision allowing warrantless arrests for forestry offenses witnessed by police.

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    Police officers conducted a warrantless search of Revaldo's property and confiscated 20 pieces of lumber without proper documentation. Revaldo argued this was an illegal search and seizure. The court ruled that under Section 80 of the Forestry Code, police can arrest and confiscate illegally possessed forest products without a warrant. The court affirmed Revaldo's conviction for illegal possession but modified the penalty. The arrest was deemed legal per the code's provision allowing warrantless arrests for forestry offenses witnessed by police.

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    REVALDO V.

    PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES


    CASE DIGEST
    FACTS:
    1. Petitioner Olympio Revaldo was charged with the offense of illegal
    possession of premium hardwood lumber in violation of Section 68 of
    the Forestry Code.
    2. On June 18, 1992, Maceda together with the other policemen went to
    the house of the petitioner to verify the report of Sunit that petitioner
    had in his possession lumber without necessary documents.
    3. The policemen were not armed with a search warrant on that day and
    confiscated 20 pieces of lumber of different varieties lying around the
    vicinity of the house of petitioner.
    4. The petitioner contends that the warrantless search and seizure
    conducted by the police officers was illegal and thus the items seized
    should not have been admitted in evidence against him.
    5. The respondent contends that even without a search warrant, the
    personnel of the PNP can seize the forest products cut, gathered or
    taken by an offender pursuant to Section 80 of the Forestry Code.
    ISSUES:

    Whether or not the mere possession of the lumber without legal


    documents gives rise to criminal liability
    Whether or not the arrest of Olympio Revaldo was illegal

    RULING:
    The decision of the of the CA was affirmed convicting the petitioner for
    violation of Section 68 (now Section 77) of the Forestry code, as amended, with
    MODIFICATION as regards the penalty in that petitioner Olympio Revaldo is
    sentenced to suffer indeterminate penalty of four (4) months and one (1) day of
    arresto mayor as minimum, to to (2) years, four (4) months and one (1) day of
    prision correccional, as maximum.
    The arrest of Olympio Revaldo was not illegal. Section 80 of the Forestry Code
    provides that a forest officer or employee of the Bureau or any personnel of the
    Philippine Constabulary/Philippine National Police shall arrest even without warrant
    any person who has committed or is committing in his presence any of the offenses
    defined in this chapter. He shall also confiscate, in favor of the Government, the
    tools and equipment used in committing the offense, and the forest products cut,
    gathered or taken by the offender in the process of committing the offense.
    DOCTRINE:

    Section 68 of the Forestry Code


    Section 80 of the Forestry Code
    Article 309 (3) in relation to Article 310 of the Revised Penal Code

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