What is probable cause for arrest in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Akard, 215 Cal.App.2d 182, 30 Cal.Rptr. 69 (Cal. App. 1963):
'Probable cause for an arrest is shown if a man of ordinary caution or prudence would be led to believe and conscientiously entertain a strong suspicion of the guilt of the accused.' (People v. Fischer, 49 Cal.2d 442, 446, 317 P.2d 967, 970.)
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