Title 12 · RI
Title 12Criminal Procedure
Citation: R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-7-5
Section: 12-7-5
Title 12Criminal Procedure
Chapter 7Arrest
R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-7-5
§ 12-7-5. Arrest on improper ground.
If a lawful cause of arrest exists, the arrest shall be lawful even though the officer made the arrest on an improper ground.
History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-5.