do detectives have to file a case with district attorney before they make arrest for manslaughter case?

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Question by halfpint: do detectives have to file a case with district attorney before they make arrest for manslaughter case?

Do detectives have to file with the District Attorney before they make arrest on a manslaughter case?




Best answer:

Answer by Biohazard
No: The case can be filed after the arrest if there is enough probable cause to bring you to court. If I find you standing over the body with the knife, I'm not waiting to file the paperwork then come and get you.

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