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<blockquote data-quote="Augusta_Jacket" data-source="post: 426798" data-attributes="member: 1191"><p>I'm familiar with findlaw.com and have used it before. At issue is that probable cause has no set legal definition that is consistent through case law. It is somewhere between reasonable suspicion and preponderance of the evidence. Police do not need proof to arrest. They can detain on reasonable suspicion and arrest on probable cause. As someone who has worked in and with law enforcement, I can promise you that people are routinely arrested on the basis of an accusation. It's not as uncommon as some think. Most of those who are, however, are never in a position to really protest it though. </p><p></p><p>What you are describing, and what the link above describes, are the textbook answers that SHOULD be the way things operate. Things don't always operate like that, and frankly, the courts haven't proven to be eager to delve into fleshing out what exactly constitutes probable cause. An accusation by one single accuser can be probable cause, if the officer or judge states that a reasonable person would believe the accuser. The police officer does not have to prove guilt, merely arrest and let the courts do their job. In the current climate regarding sexual assault, I imagine more courts are willing to assign probable cause to accusations of this nature.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Augusta_Jacket, post: 426798, member: 1191"] I'm familiar with findlaw.com and have used it before. At issue is that probable cause has no set legal definition that is consistent through case law. It is somewhere between reasonable suspicion and preponderance of the evidence. Police do not need proof to arrest. They can detain on reasonable suspicion and arrest on probable cause. As someone who has worked in and with law enforcement, I can promise you that people are routinely arrested on the basis of an accusation. It's not as uncommon as some think. Most of those who are, however, are never in a position to really protest it though. What you are describing, and what the link above describes, are the textbook answers that SHOULD be the way things operate. Things don't always operate like that, and frankly, the courts haven't proven to be eager to delve into fleshing out what exactly constitutes probable cause. An accusation by one single accuser can be probable cause, if the officer or judge states that a reasonable person would believe the accuser. The police officer does not have to prove guilt, merely arrest and let the courts do their job. In the current climate regarding sexual assault, I imagine more courts are willing to assign probable cause to accusations of this nature. [/QUOTE]
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