Just for the sake of the few that don't understand how things work....I make an arrest based on probable cause. The next step is to take the individual before a Magistrate. I then have to explain to the Magistrate the facts of my case and my probable cause to support the arrest. This is all under oath. You better have your ducks in a row, or the Magistrate will decline to issue an arrest warrant. In which case you will find your self taking the person back where you got them from and telling them that you're very sorry. Civil suit to follow. With felony arrests the case will also include a preliminary hearing followed by a grand jury indictment, if the facts of the case support it. Only then do you face a trial which requires proving guilt, beyond a reasonable doubt. Sometimes mistakes are made. There is a process for exspunging an improper arrest.
