Walk It Through: The Arrest at the Gas Station
An arrest without a warrant, the reason given, the cuffs, questions at the station, and bail.
An officer stops a person at a gas station and says they are under arrest.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
An arrest on a misdemeanor warrant. A felony detention hearing, a domestic violence arrest and its 24 hour hold are on the bail page.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Probable causeThe ground an officer needs to arrest for a felony without a warrant, and the ground a search warrant issues on, supported by an affidavit.
- Search warrantA court order issued on probable cause and an affidavit that particularly describes the property and the place to be searched.
- BailRelease from custody on a judge's order, which a defendant is entitled to as a matter of right before conviction outside the charges listed for a detention hearing.