Section 140.05. Arrest without a warrant; in general  


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  • A person who has committed or is believed to have committed an offense
      and  who  is  at  liberty  within  the  state  may,  under circumstances
      prescribed in this article, be arrested for  such  offense  although  no
      warrant  of  arrest  therefor  has  been issued and although no criminal
      action therefor has yet been commenced in any criminal court.