{"id":25278,"date":"2024-11-10T06:29:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T11:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/?p=25278"},"modified":"2026-10-21T04:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T08:24:22","slug":"reasonable-articulable-suspicion-vs-probable-cause-in-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/reasonable-articulable-suspicion-vs-probable-cause-in-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasonable Articulable Suspicion vs. Probable Cause in Maine: Definitions and Legal Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/John-Webb-Headshot.png\" alt=\"Saco Maine criminal defense lawyer John Webb will review your case involving reasonable articulable suspicion and probable cause and explain your options before you appear in court.\" align=\"left\" width=\"250\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 20px 10px 0;height:auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>John Scott Webb is a criminal defense lawyer in Saco and Portland, Maine. He explains the key differences between reasonable articulable suspicion (RAS) and probable cause (PC).<\/p>\n<h2>Reasonable Articulable Suspicion vs. Probable Cause in Maine<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Reasonable Articulable Suspicion (RAS)<\/strong> allows a police officer to briefly stop and detain you. A Southern Maine police officer may stop you if you commit a traffic violation. Running a red light is one example.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/reasonable-articulable-suspicion-vs-probable-cause-in-maine\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Reasonable Articulable Suspicion vs. Probable Cause in Maine: Definitions and Legal Standards\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Scott Webb is a criminal defense lawyer in Saco and Portland, Maine. He explains the key differences between reasonable articulable suspicion (RAS) and probable cause (PC). Reasonable Articulable Suspicion vs. Probable Cause in Maine Reasonable Articulable Suspicion (RAS) allows a police officer to briefly stop and detain you. 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