County of Riverside v. McLaughlin, No. 89-1817 (U.S. Supreme Court) (500 U.S. 44; 111 S.Ct. 1661) (May 13, 1991) (Justice O'Connor)
Case held that a probable cause hearing must be held within 48 hours of arrest following an arrest without a warrant, and thereafter the burden shifts to the Government to show the existence of an emergency or other bona fide circumstance.
In Gerstein v. Pugh, 420 U.S. 103, 125 (1975), ...
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