Probable Cause

An Illinois appeals court ruled that officers did not have probable cause to arrest a man whom they suspected of carrying a gun. The officers thought they saw a gun in the man’s waistband but ended up finding a gun under his mattress instead.

CHICAGO – An Illinois appeals court ruled that officers did not have probable cause to arrest a man whom they suspected of carrying a gun. The officers thought they saw a gun in the man’s waistband but ended up finding a gun under his mattress instead.

Categories / Appeals, Civil Rights, Criminal

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