Probable Cause

<span style="font-weight: 400;">An Illinois appeals court <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/probablecause.pdf">ruled</a></strong> 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.</span>

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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