What is probable cause to arrest for false arrest?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Ashley v. City of N.Y., 992 F.3d 128 (2nd Cir. 2021):

Probable cause to arrest is a complete defense to an action for false arrest. Weyant , 101 F.3d at 852. Officers have probable cause when they "have knowledge or reasonably trustworthy information of facts and circumstances that are sufficient to warrant a person of reasonable caution in the belief that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a crime." Jenkins v. City of New York , 478 F.3d 76, 84 (2d Cir. 2007) (quoting Weyant , 101 F.3d at 852 ). To assess probable cause, a court considers only the facts "available to the officer at the time of the arrest and immediately before it." Stansbury v. Wertman , 721 F.3d 84, 89 (2d Cir. 2013) (quoting Panetta v. Crowley , 460 F.3d 388, 395 (2d Cir. 2006) ).

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