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CA7: PC can exist even if officer doesn’t believe “putative victim”

“But Garcia has a high hurdle to combat a probable-cause determination because G.C., the putative victim, identified him as responsible. … An officer need not even believe that a witness is reliable to determine that her statement supports probable cause … Continue reading

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