Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, and new trial ordered.
In our opinion, the People failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt either that defendant had reasonable cause for believing that a felony had been committed or that he should have reasonably suspected the commission of a felony, which would have warranted an arrest in the first case or temporary questioning in the second case (Code Crim. Pro., §§ 177, 180-a). Assuming, however, that the...
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