155 So. 2d 396 - Bryant v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 7 state decisions

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1. ““ ‘In cases in which an arrest without a warrant may be made by a police officer or private individual, of a person suspected of having committed a crime, the person making the arrest may act either upon facts within his own knowledge, or on those communicated to him by a responsible person. * * * “ ‘Probable cause for an arrest has been defined to be a reasonable ground of suspicion, supported by circumstances sufficiently strong in themselves to warrant a cautious man in believing the accused to be guilty. * * * It is not necessary for the officer to see and know that the law is being violated. Nor is it necessary for him to satisfy himself beyond question that a felony has in fact been committed, to justify an arrest without a warrant, though he may not act on unsubstantial appearances or unreasonable stories.’ 4 Am.Jur., Arrest, Sec. 48, pp. 32-34. “ ‘The existence of “probable cause”, justifying an arrest without a warrant, is determined by factual and practical consideration of everyday life on which reasonable and prudent men, not legal technicians, act. Probable cause justifying an arrest without warrant exists where the facts and circumstances within the arresting officer’s knowledge and of which he had reasonably trustworthy information are sufficient in themselves to warrant a man of reasonable caution in the belief that an offense has been or is being committed.’ 4 Am.Jur., Arrest, Sec. 48, p. 7, 1962-63 Supp., citing Draper v. United States, infra. “In Draper v. ”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 203 So. 2d 199 - Wells v. State · 389 So. 2d 1007 - Royer v. State

2. “(Fla.Stat., 1951, § 901.15, F.S.A.) “A peace officer may without warrant arrest a person: * -» * * * -x- “(3) When he has reasonable ground to believe that a felony has been * * * committed and reasonable ground to believe that the person to be arrested has committed •x- * * * -X- -X- ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Mauldin v. United States