What is the legal test for making an arrest?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Nguyen, 2001 CanLII 361 (SK PC):
25 An officer is not required to establish a prima facie case for conviction before he can lawfully arrest. Rather the standard is one of reasonable probability, R v. Debot (1990), 1989 CanLII 13 (SCC), 52 C.C.C., (3d) 193 (S.C.C.) at 213. The standard is something less than proof beyond a reasonable doubt or a prima facie case.
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