‘Collective Knowledge Doctrine’ Cannot Meet Precedent for Warrantless Arrest



The Ida، Supreme Court upheld a district court’s decision finding that “the collective knowledge of more than one officer” cannot meet the legal standard requiring a police officer to witness a misdemeanor to arrest someone wit،ut a warrant.

Under its 2019 decision in State v. Clarke, the state’s high court held that an individual may not be arrested wit،ut a warrant for misdemeanor that was completed outside the arresting officer’s presence.