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False Arrest & Search · Probable-Cause Timing

What They Knew,
When They Knew It

Probable cause is not a label applied after the fact; it is a state of knowledge at a moment in time. The analysis reconstructs that moment: the information actually in hand at the arrest, where it came from, and what accepted arrest procedure required.

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The Scope

What this covers.

Within this engagement

  • Probable-cause-related police practices
  • What officers knew and when they knew it
  • Arrest procedures and warrantless arrests
  • Mistaken-identity arrests
  • Wrong-address arrests
How it is analyzed

Reports, dispatch records, witness statements and depositions, sequenced into a factual chronology of the arrest decision, then measured against agency policy and national arrest-procedure standards.

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Questions

Before the record is sent.

Can timing really decide these cases?
Often it is the whole case: information that arrived after the cuffs cannot justify them. The chronology, built from the record, shows exactly what was known when.
What does retention cost?
A non-refundable retainer of $8,000–$9,000 covering 29–33 hours of discovery review, report writing and conferences at $275 per hour. Most reports are completed within the retainer. The full published schedule is on the For Counsel page.
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