What is probable cause in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Spencer, G042637, No. 07ZF0011 (Cal. App. 2011):
Probable cause is "'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. Knight (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th 1568, 1573.)
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