Is reasonable cause sufficient to arrest a person without a warrant?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Ramsey, 157 Cal.App.2d 178, 320 P.2d 592 (Cal. App. 1958):

'It is settled, however, that reasonable cause to justify an arrest may consist of information obtained from others and is not limited to evidence that would be admissible at the trial on the issue of guilt. [Citations.]' See also Willson v. Superior Court, 46 Cal.2d 291, 294, 294 P.2d 36.

In People v. Brite, 9 Cal.2d 666, 687, 72 P.2d 122, 133, it is said that "Probable cause is a suspicion founded upon circumstances sufficiently strong to warrant a reasonable man in the belief that the charge is true.' [Citations.]' See also [157 Cal.App.2d 184] People v. Moore, 140 Cal.App.2d 870, 872, 295 P.2d 969, in which it was held that a well-grounded belief is sufficient to lay the basis for a search without a warrant, and that the fact that the officers had plenty of time to obtain a warrant did not prevent their making the search, if reasonable.

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