Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

criteria for obtaining an arrest warrant
I am attempting to find out the criteria of which a judge uses to issue an arrest warrant. I am posed with a scenario where a judge issued an arrest warrant on the sole grounds of seven witness' identification of a suspect based only on his body build. While the police arrested him on that very limited circumstantial evidence, they also ransacked his house and found a mask that was used in a bank robbery. I want to know if it would be legal for a judge to issue an arrest warrant on such evidence, and if not, where can i find the criteria by which a judge follows in making this decision. Thanks for the help.
Liseann

Asked on 4/05/06, 9:49 pm

Valerie Masters Valerie Masters, P.A.

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Re: criteria for obtaining an arrest warrant

The standard is probable cause.

Answered on 4/06/06, 6:10 pm

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