Probable cause was defined by the U.S. Supreme Court in as when ?the facts and circumstances within [the officers?] knowledge and of which they [have] reasonably trustworthy information [are] sufficient to warrant a prudent man in believing that the [suspect] had committed or was committing an offense.?

A) Brine gar v. United States
B) Beck v. Ohio
C) United States v. Ortiz
D) Spinelli v. United States
E) None of the above


Answer: B) Beck v. Ohio

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