Cresencio vs. People
MA. MIMIE CRESCENCIO Vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No. 205015, November 19, 2014 Facts: 1. Eufemio Abaniel, the Chief of the Forest Protection unit of DENR together with other Forest Rangers, went to the petitioner's house. 2. Upon arriving thereat, they saw forest products lying under the house of petitioner and at the shoreline about two meters away from the house petitioner's house. 3. As the DENR personnel tried to investigate from the neighborhood as to who was the owner of the lumber, the petitioner admitted its ownership. 4. Thereafter, DENR personnel entered the premises of the petitioner's house without a search warrant. 5. When the DENR personnel asked for documents to support the petitioner's claim of ownership, the latter showed to them an official receipt issued by Pengavitor Enterprises where she allegedly bought the said lumber. 6. However, when the DENR scaled the lumber, they found out that the dimensions and species of the lum...