{"id":139,"count":1,"description":"<strong>Probable cause<\/strong> is a legal standard that is used in criminal law to determine whether a police officer has sufficient grounds to conduct a search, make an arrest, or obtain a warrant. It refers to the amount and quality of information that would lead a reasonable person to believe that a crime has been or is being committed.\r\n\r\nProbable cause is based on specific facts and circumstances that are known to the police officer at the time of the search, arrest, or warrant application. These facts must be reliable and must indicate that it is more likely than not that a crime has been committed or that evidence of a crime is present in a certain location.\r\n\r\nThe Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution requires that searches and seizures be conducted only upon probable cause, and that any warrant obtained must be supported by probable cause. 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