1. All of the following are circumstances under which a person may be arrested EXCEPT which one?
A. A police officer is witness to a misdemeanor crime.
B. A police officer has probable cause to believe that a particular person committed a felony.
C. A citizen impersonates an officer and makes an arrest.
D. An arrest warrant has been issued for a particular person.
is it D
No.
Note you are to select the answer that will NOT cause a person's arrest.
To determine the correct answer, we need to carefully consider each option and eliminate the one that does not fit the circumstances under which a person may be arrested.
A. A police officer being witness to a misdemeanor crime is a valid circumstance for making an arrest. If a police officer directly observes someone committing a misdemeanor crime, they have the authority to make an arrest.
B. If a police officer has probable cause to believe that a particular person committed a felony, it is another circumstance under which a person may be arrested. Probable cause refers to having enough evidence or information to reasonably suspect that a crime has been committed.
C. The option states that a citizen impersonates an officer and makes an arrest. While citizens can make citizen's arrests under certain circumstances, impersonating an officer to make an arrest is illegal. Therefore, this is a valid circumstance for arrest.
D. An arrest warrant being issued for a particular person is a legitimate circumstance for arrest. When a warrant is issued by a court, law enforcement officers are authorized to arrest the individual specified in the warrant.
Considering the above analysis, we can conclude that option D ("An arrest warrant has been issued for a particular person") does not fit the circumstances under which a person may be arrested. Therefore, the correct answer is D.