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To obtain a warrant, a police officer typically submits a written affidavit to a judge or magistrate. The affidavit, given under oath, must recite sufficient factual information to establish probable cause that a crime was committed and that the person named in the warrant committed it.
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How the Police Obtain an Arrest Warrant. To obtain a warrant, a police officer typically submits a written affidavit to a judge or magistrate. The affidavit, given under oath, must recite sufficient factual information to establish probable cause that a crime was committed and that the person named in the warrant committed it.
Police must convince a neutral judge that, more likely than not, a crime has been committed and the subject of the warrant was involved.
If the warrant is for a previous failure of the suspect to appear in court —called a bench warrant —it will probably specify that the arrested person may not be released on bail at all (sometimes termed a "no-bail warrant").
Sometimes, arrest warrants contain factual mistakes. For example, the suspect's name may be misspelled or the wrong crime may be specified. Ideally, the police should show the warrant to the suspect. And, if the suspect is able to prove that the officer has the wrong person, then the officer should not proceed.
Ideally, the police should show the warrant to the suspect. And, if the suspect is able to prove that the officer has the wrong person, then the officer should not proceed. As a practical matter, however, the police sometimes don't show the warrant to the suspect for a variety of reasons real or imagined, and any mistakes as to identity are sorted out later. As for clerical errors, these aren't enough to invalidate the warrant.
They're routine in civil cases—for instance, a lawyer might include one in support of a motion in personal injury lawsuit. For instance, a judge will not issue a warrant to arrest "Rich Johnson" based on an affidavit that "a liquor store was held up by a bald, potbellied man of medium height, and Rich Johnson matches that description.".