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Elements for probable cause to arrest?

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It is more than mere suspicion but less than the amount of evidence required for conviction. Probable cause is the level of evidence held by a rational and objective observer necessary to justify logically accusing a specific suspect of a particular crime based upon reliable objective facts.

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