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Ningún español ni extranjero podrá ser detenido sino en los casos y en la forma que las leyes prescriban.
Source: Official State Gazette (BOE). Current consolidated text. BOE-A-1882-6036
Spanish Criminal Procedure Law
Article 489 of the Criminal Procedure Law
LIBRO II · TÍTULO VI — De la citación, de la detención y de la prisión provisional
How does article 489 affect your case?
Procedural rules decide as much as substantive ones: deadlines, nullities, precautionary measures and the rights of the suspect. An early technical review of the case file can reveal procedural breaches the defense can use.