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Clay Higgins: “Probable cause is the standard for arrest. Beyond a reasonable doubt or the shadow of a doubt is the standard for…”

On the recordJune 3, 2019
Probable cause is the standard for arrest. Beyond a reasonable doubt or the shadow of a doubt is the standard for conviction.
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Clay Higgins
Republican · Louisiana

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Higgins emphasizes the legal standards for arrest and conviction in criminal investigations.

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