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Nov 28, 2007criminal-lawprobable-causepreliminary-investigationwarrant-of-arrestrules-of-courtjurisprudence
Preliminary Inquiry vs Prosecution Probable Cause: Key Distinction in Arrest Warrants
The Supreme Court clarifies the difference between a judge's arrest-warrant inquiry and a prosecutor's probable cause determination in preliminary investigations.