Examples of probable cause in a Sentence
The lawyer argued that there was a lack of probable cause for a search warrant.
The police had probable cause to arrest him.
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So, at the end of the day, there wasn't enough probable cause legally to arrest him.
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Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
The man was charged with gun possession, but his attorney argued in pretrial hearings that the officers lacked probable cause for the search and failed to turn on their body cameras until halfway through the stop.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
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Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
The man was charged with gun possession, but his attorney argued in pretrial hearings that the officers lacked probable cause for the search and failed to turn on their body cameras until halfway through the stop.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
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“Probable cause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probable%20cause. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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