Arrest Without Warrant By Police In Arizona
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Yes, if an officer has probable cause to believe someone has committed a crime, they can arrest them without a search or arrest warrant'. Normally the consequence is that that person can be brought to and booked into a jail.
U.S. courts have held that a stop on reasonable suspicion may be appropriate in the following cases: when a person possesses unusual items (like a wire hanger, which would be useful in a crime, and is looking into car windows at 2 am), when a person matches a description of a suspect given by another officer, or a ...
When making an arrest without a warrant, the officer shall inform the person to be arrested of his authority and the cause of the arrest, unless the person to be arrested is then engaged in the commission of an offense, or is pursued immediately after its commission or after an escape, or flees or forcibly resists ...
In NY a suspect must be arraigned within 48 hours (72 hours on a weekend) or he must be released. At arraignment he is formally charged and most often bail conditions are set.
What is reasonable suspicion? Reasonable suspicion requires the officer to have specific facts, not just a hunch, that a person is involved in a crime. If an officer has reasonable suspicion, he is able to briefly stop a person to ask questions to confirm or refute his suspicion.
