Examples of probable cause in a Sentence
The lawyer argued that there was a lack of probable cause for a search warrant.
The police had probable cause to arrest him.
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But in the pretrial stage, the judge seemed unconvinced that the presence of two other DNA samples would be a reason to throw out probable cause for Kohberger's arrest.
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
Ralph rang the bell and when the door opened, Lester, who is white, fired a handgun at him through the glass of the storm door, per a probable cause statement obtained by PEOPLE.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The probable cause affidavit also details how the fast work of an anonymous tipster, school offiicials and several law enforcement agencies may have thwarted a mass tragedy.
—Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Officers recovered a propane tank with a blowtorch in a Jeep parked behind the house and three torch heads in the suspect's bedroom, according to the probable cause statement.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
Ralph rang the bell and when the door opened, Lester, who is white, fired a handgun at him through the glass of the storm door, per a probable cause statement obtained by PEOPLE.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
The probable cause affidavit also details how the fast work of an anonymous tipster, school offiicials and several law enforcement agencies may have thwarted a mass tragedy.
—Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Officers recovered a propane tank with a blowtorch in a Jeep parked behind the house and three torch heads in the suspect's bedroom, according to the probable cause statement.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Probable cause.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/probable%20cause. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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