California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Horack v. Superior Court of Orange County, 6 Cal.App.3d 638, 86 Cal.Rptr. 137 (Cal. App. 1970):
'There is no exact formula for the determination of reasonableness. Each case must be decided on its own facts and circumstances [citations omitted] * * *.' (People v. Ingle, 53 Cal.2d 407, 412, 2 Cal.Rptr. 14, 17, 348 P.2d 577, 580 and cases there cited.) 'Reasonable cause has been generally defined to be such a state of facts as would lead a man of ordinary care and prudence to believe and conscientiously entertain an honest and strong suspicion that the person is guilty of a crime.' (People v. Ingle, supra, at 412-413, 2 Cal.Rptr. at 17, 348 P.2d at 580 and cases there cited.) Good faith of the officer alone is not sufficient, but the evidence
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