Opinion ID: 2516369
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Heading: Propriety of Arrest

Text: ś 30 We also reject defendant's assertion that his warrantless arrest was illegal pursuant to Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590, 95 S.Ct. 2254, 45 L.Ed.2d 416 (1975). That case is distinguishable on its facts. Brown was arrested without probable cause or warrant under circumstances indicating the arrest was investigatory. Here, defendant cannot credibly claim that an arrest on charges of leaving the scene of an injury accident, possession of stolen property, and carrying a concealed weapon was investigatory and without probable cause. A police officer has probable cause when reasonably trustworthy information and circumstance would lead a person of reasonable caution to believe that a suspect has committed an offense. See State v. Spears, 184 Ariz. 277, 284, 908 P.2d 1062, 1069 (1996). The defendant's arrest was proper.