Title 12
Criminal Procedure

Chapter 7
Arrest

R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-7-5

§ 12-7-5. Arrest on improper ground.

If a lawful cause of arrest exists, the arrest shall be lawful even though the officer made the arrest on an improper ground.

History of Section.
G.L. 1938, ch. 625, § 68; P.L. 1941, ch. 982, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 12-7-5.