Fourth Amendment For Probable Cause In Contra Costa
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(a) A public officer or employee, when authorized by ordinance, may arrest a person without a warrant whenever the officer or employee has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor in the presence of the officer or employee that is a violation of a statute or ordinance that ...
Probable Cause Proceedings. (a) Probable Cause. Under Sections 83115.5 and 83116, probable cause exists when the evidence sufficiently supports a reasonable belief or strong suspicion that the Act has been violated.
Grand theft under California Penal Code Section 487 PC covers theft offenses that would not qualify as petty theft, namely grand theft charges apply when: The theft involves a loss in excess of $950. The item stolen is a car or a gun. OR the item stolen was physically and directly taken off of a person.
California Penal Code section 836 allows peace officers to make arrests when the officer has probable cause to believe the person being arrested has committed a felony, whether or not a felony, in fact, has been committed.
There are four categories into which evidence may fall in establishing probable cause. These include observational, circumstantial, expertise, and information: Observational evidence is based on what the officer sees, smells, or hears.
Any law enforcement officer or honorably retired law enforcement officer testifying as to hearsay statements shall either have five years of law enforcement experience or have completed a training course certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training that includes training in the investigation and ...
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things ...
Wesby, the United States Supreme Court observed that probable cause requires only a probability or substantial chance of criminal activity, not an actual showing of any criminal behaviors.
