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People vs.

Sevilla

FACTS: A team of police officers went to the house of the accused to enforce a warrant of arrest. Some members
of the Narcotics Command joined the team to look for marijuana. Accused was subsequently charged with illegal
possession of marijuana.

HELD: The search is illegal. It is not a search incidental to a valid arrest since the Narcotics Command joined the
team of police officers for the specific purpose of conducting a search.

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