What is sufficient to warrant a person of reasonable caution in the belief that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a crime?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Heyliger v. Peters, 16-922-cv (2nd Cir. 2019):
380. Placed in context, this statement is "sufficient to warrant a person of reasonable caution in the belief that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a crime." Dancy v. McGinley, 843 F.3d 93, 107 (2d Cir. 2016) (internal quotation marks omitted).
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