What is the test for a warrant to arrest a suspect in a murder case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. El Badry, C090714 (Cal. App. 2020):

If the particular case is on the margins as to the question of probable cause, we generally uphold the warrant. (See People v. French (2011) 201 Cal.App.4th 1307, 1315

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