What is probable cause and what is the test for probable cause?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rose, C082789 (Cal. App. 2018):
Probable cause "signifies a level of proof below that of proof beyond a reasonable doubt, or even proof by a preponderance of the evidence. It refers to 'a state of facts as would lead a man of ordinary caution and prudence to believe and conscientiously entertain a strong suspicion of the guilt of the accused.' " (People v. Hurtado (2002) 28 Cal.4th 1179, 1188.)
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