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- Probable Causedoctrine
A reasonable belief, grounded in articulable facts and circumstances, that a crime has been committed or that evidence of a crime will be found in a specific place.
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A particularized, objective basis — supported by articulable facts — for suspecting a specific person of criminal activity. Less than probable cause; more than an inchoate hunch.
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Procedural safeguards requiring police to warn a suspect of the right to remain silent and the right to counsel before subjecting the suspect to custodial interrogation. Failure to warn renders resulting statements inadmissible in the prosecution’s case-in-chief.
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