California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Fickes, H030187 (Cal. App. 3/3/2008), H030187 (Cal. App. 2008):
In addition to the Vehicle Code violation as a basis for defendant's arrest, there was also evidence to support a conclusion that defendant was guilty of the crime of prowling. The evidence at the motion shows that defendant was found by officers "within a few minutes of the 911 call alone around 2 a.m. a few houses from the call . . . ." Hollenbeck testified that upon seeing defendant, he recognized him as a known prowler. When an officer has knowledge of a person's criminal history, it "can be used, in connection with other information, to support a finding or probable cause to arrest." (People v. Martin (1973) 9 Cal.3d 687, 692, fn. 5.)
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