Legal Opinion
State v. MacDonald
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided December 30, 1977No. 12087PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Justice.
This is an appeal by the state of the trial court’s finding that the arrest of the defendant was invalid. The issue before this Court is whether a chief of police can make a valid arrest of a person outside his municipal jurisdiction when there is probable cause present that the person has committed a misdemeanor in violation of a state statute. The trial court found the arrest unlawful and ordered that any previous Order of Revocation be rescinded. We reverse.
On March 9, 1975, the Chief of Police of Brandon, South Dakota, received a radio call from a highway patrolman stating…
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