The U.S. Supreme Court holds that a suspect arrested without an arrest warrant must have a probable cause hearing before a judge or magistrate "promptly," of which is defined as being within 48 hours of the arrest, including weekends and holidays. If this 48 hour rule is violated, what is the burden placed on the prosecution and what may be the consequence of such an unwarranted delay?
What will be an ideal response?
The burden is on the government "to demonstrate the existence of a bona fide emergency or otherwise extraordinary circumstance." If that burden is not met, evidence obtained during the delay may be excluded from any resulting trial, if the delay in some way contributed to obtaining the evidence.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word