Every state and the District of Columbia has its own criminal procedure codes. However, each of these jurisdictions must act in compliance with the U.S. Constitution.<\/p>\n
Each state’s rules and regulations on criminal procedure codes are predicated on the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The Constitution contains numerous provisions to protect individuals arrested for a crime and individuals who are suspected of having committed a criminal offense.<\/p>\n
In order to arrest a suspect, the police must have probable cause — which means that they possess enough evidence to indicate that the person is likely to have committed a crime. Police suspicions about the commission of a crime are not enough to permit an arrest.<\/p>\n
In many cases, police officers must obtain an arrest warrant from a judge after offering their evidence of probable cause. Obtaining an arrest warrant is not possible in all cases, so there are exceptions to warrant policies. For example, an (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Every state and the District of Columbia has its own criminal procedure codes. However, each of these jurisdictions must act in compliance with the U.S. Constitution. Each state’s rules and regulations on criminal procedure codes are predicated on the Federal…<\/span><\/p>\n