Although the power of arrest without warrant depends on the existence in the mind of the arresting officer of reasonable suspicion of the material elements of an arrestable offence, there is no requirement of law that the constable must have first hand knowledge of these. So long as they come from a source which is reasonable for her to rely on they can properly form the basis of a reasonable suspicion in the constable’s own mind.
[2000] All ER (D) 477
England and Wales
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Cited – McCann v Crown Prosecution Service Admn 21-Aug-2015
Appeal by case stated against conviction for obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty. The appellant had been protesting. She, correctly, thought the land to be a rivate highway. The police officer had thought it a public hghway and . .
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Updated: 22 July 2021; Ref: scu.551497