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Task-Probable Cause Determination for Valid Arrest
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Devenpeck v. Alford, 543 U.S. 146 (2004).

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An arrest based upon probable cause for any offense is sufficient

to meet constitutional requirments.

• Officers need not assert a specific offense for which they are
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arresting a suspect for at the moment of arrest

• Officers need not “stack charges” in order to cover all possible

offenses for which there is probable cause
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• Even is the charged offense fails in court, probable cause for a non-

charged offense will satisfy constitutional requirements

• In determining the existence of probable cause-Is there probable
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cause to believe that some offense has occurred?

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