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probable cause more than bare suspicion. it exist when the facts and
circumstances within the officers knowledge and of
which they had reasonable trustworthy information
are sufficient in themselves
reasonable suspicion less demanding standard than probable cause not
only in the same sense that reasonable suspicion can
be established with information that is different in
quantity and content that is required to establish
probable cause. reasonable suspicion can arise from
information that is less reliable than that required to
show probable cause.
Alabama V. White established Reasonable Suspicion
, Man of reasonable caution the average man of the street, who under the same
circumstances, would believe that the person being
arrested had committed the offense or that the items
to be seized would be found in a specific place
Illinois V. Gates established Totality of circumstances ( the test that if a
neutral and detached magistrate determines that,
based on informants information and all other
available facts, there is probable cause to believe that
an arrest or search is justified.
probable cause the level of certainty needed in order for a police
officer to make an arrest
reasonable suspicion the level of certainty needed in order for a police
officer to conduct a stop and frisk
Aguilar V. Texas Established a two prong test for determining probable
cause on the basis of information obtained from an
informant :
1. Reliability of the informant
2. Reliability of the informants information
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Terms in this set (226)
probable cause more than bare suspicion. it exist when the facts and
circumstances within the officers knowledge and of
which they had reasonable trustworthy information
are sufficient in themselves
reasonable suspicion less demanding standard than probable cause not
only in the same sense that reasonable suspicion can
be established with information that is different in
quantity and content that is required to establish
probable cause. reasonable suspicion can arise from
information that is less reliable than that required to
show probable cause.
Alabama V. White established Reasonable Suspicion
, Man of reasonable caution the average man of the street, who under the same
circumstances, would believe that the person being
arrested had committed the offense or that the items
to be seized would be found in a specific place
Illinois V. Gates established Totality of circumstances ( the test that if a
neutral and detached magistrate determines that,
based on informants information and all other
available facts, there is probable cause to believe that
an arrest or search is justified.
probable cause the level of certainty needed in order for a police
officer to make an arrest
reasonable suspicion the level of certainty needed in order for a police
officer to conduct a stop and frisk
Aguilar V. Texas Established a two prong test for determining probable
cause on the basis of information obtained from an
informant :
1. Reliability of the informant
2. Reliability of the informants information
