How to Use probable cause in a Sentence

probable cause

noun

• The lawyer argued that there was a lack of probable cause for a search warrant.
• The police had probable cause to arrest him.
• The judge found probable cause exists to hold Morales in custody on the charges.
  — Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 20 Nov. 2023
• So, at the end of the day, there wasn't enough probable cause legally to arrest him.
  — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
• The car was stopped and the officer noticed probable cause to search the car.
  — cleveland, 1 Sep. 2022
• Another 2-year-old child was in the home at the time, the probable cause statement said.
  — Olivia Niland, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2023
• Green found probable cause to hold Howell on the felony charges.
  — Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2023
• That’s the evidence used for probable cause to arrest and charge the killer.
  — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2022
• There's enough probable cause there to get a search warrant.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2023
• The board concluded that the crash’s probable cause was the buildup of ice on the elevated stretch of the roadway.
  — Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• The probable cause statement lists the offense date as April 22.
  — Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2022
• The judge said probable cause was the standard of proof for a grand jury to indict in the rejection.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2023
• Well, the important thing is that the grand jury found probable cause.
  — ABC News, 2 Apr. 2023
• The judge found probable cause and Steven is being held without bond.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• The case went back to court where a probable cause hearing was used to charge Rodriguez anew and start the criminal case over.
  — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2022
• At least eight jurors had to agree that there was probable cause to indict.
  — Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
• But the affidavit itself, Andrea, would lay out the basis for the search, the probable cause.
  — NBC News, 14 Aug. 2022
• Before the court can do that, the judge must find probable cause to believe that a person should be charged with an offense.
  — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2022
• The pair met at a restaurant and Loughren, with a wire, got enough info for Cullen to be arrested on probable cause.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 27 Oct. 2022
• But a 15-year-old is charged as an adult, if accused of first-degree murder and if a judge finds probable cause.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 14 Oct. 2022
• But a final report, which will include the crash’s probable cause, could take up to two years to publish.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
• Zachary is set to appear in court for a pre-trial probable cause hearing on Sept. 10, court records show.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
• His next court date is July 31 for a probable cause hearing.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2023
• Hammond was found laying on the ground of the parking lot with a pool of blood surrounding her head, the probable cause statement said.
  — Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2022
• But police didn’t yet have probable cause to obtain search warrants for DNA swabs from any of them.
  — Wired, 17 Aug. 2022
• The police did not explain how Pruitt came to their attention in the case or say how the probable cause was determined.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2022
• The court set the probable cause conference for March 19 and the preliminary exam for March 26.
  — Don Reid, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
• Police found and removed 16 knives, a dagger, and a sword from their home, but did not find probable cause to arrest him at that time.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2023
• That's seen as a result of a state of emergency targeting gangs that's been in place since spring of 2022 and allows authorities to carry out mass arrests without probable cause or a warrant.
  — Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
• Some states, like Delaware and Rhode Island, merely require probable cause.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024