State v. Alexander

HUSKINS, Justice.

Defendants’ first assignment of error is based on the contention that their warrantless arrest was made without probable cause and therefore illegal.

G.S. 15-41, in pertinent part, provides: “A peace officer may without warrant arrest a person: ... (2) When the officer has reasonable ground to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a felony and will evade arrest if not immediately taken into custody.” In order to justify an arrest under this section, it is not required that a felony be shown actually to have been committed. It is only necessary that the officer…