What is the "offense stated by the arresting officer at the time of arrest"?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Silveria, 10 Cal.5th 195, 267 Cal.Rptr.3d 303, 471 P.3d 412 (Cal. 2020):

from the "offense stated by the arresting officer at the time of arrest." ( Devenpeck v. Alford (2004) 543 U.S. 146, 148, 153, 125 S.Ct. 588, 160 L.Ed.2d 537 ; see id . at p. 155, 125 S.Ct. 588 ["Those are lawfully arrested whom the facts known to the arresting officers give probable cause to arrest"].)

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