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Question XVI
XVI. Under Section 5, Rule 113 a warrantless arrest is allowed when an offense has just been committed and the peace officer has probable cause to believe, based on his personal knowledge of facts or circumstances, that the person to be arrested has committed it. A policeman approaches you for advice and asks you how he will execute a warrantless arrest against a murderer who escaped after killing a person. The policeman arrived two (2) hours after the killing and a certain Max was allegedly the killer per information given by a witness. He asks you to clarify the following:
(a)[a] How long after the commission of the crime can he still execute the warrantless arrest? (2.5%)
(b)[b] What does "personal knowledge of the facts and circumstances that the person to be arrested committed it" mean? (2.5%)
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