What is the test for warrantless arrest under the Fourth Amendment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Jones v. Hernandez, Case No.: 16-CV-1986 W (WVG) (S.D. Cal. 2018):
"The Fourth Amendment protects '[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures.' In conformity with the rule at common law, a warrantless arrest by a law officer is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment where there is probable cause to believe that a criminal offense has been or is being committed." Devenpeck v. Alford, 543 U.S. 146, 152 (2004).
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