At common law, citizens were privileged to make arrests for

A. all felonies and misdemeanors when the citizen had probable cause to believe that the person arrested committed the crime.
B. all felonies and those misdemeanors that amounted to breaches of the peace and that were observed by the arresting citizen.
C. only felonies.
D. no one because citizens were not privileged to make arrests.


Answer: B

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