Arrest by private person

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  • A private person may arrest another —
    • (1) for a public offense committed or attempted in his presence;

    • (2) when the person arrested has committed a felony, although not in his presence; or

    • (3) when a felony has been in fact committed, and he has reasonable cause for believing the person arrested to have committed it.


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