BROWN v. MAXWELL

No. 37483.

174 Ohio St. 29 (1962)

BROWN v. MAXWELL, WARDEN.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 5, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Virgil Brown, in propria persona.

Mr. Mark McElroy, attorney general, and Mr. John J. Connors, Jr., for respondent.


Per Curiam.

Petitioner urges that his confinement is illegal because he was arrested without a warrant. Under the law of Ohio, a warrant is not essential to a valid arrest.

Section 2935.04, Revised Code, provides as follows:

"When a felony has been committed, or there is reasonable ground to believe that a felony has been committed, any person without a warrant may arrest another whom he has reasonable

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