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Article 491 of the Criminal Procedure Law

LIBRO II · TÍTULO VI — De la citación, de la detención y de la prisión provisional

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The text below is the official Spanish wording of this provision; the summary and guidance above are in English.

El particular que detuviere a otro justificará, si éste lo exigiere, haber obrado en virtud de motivos racionalmente suficientes para creer que el detenido se hallaba comprendido en alguno de los casos del artículo anterior.

Source: Official State Gazette (BOE). Current consolidated text. BOE-A-1882-6036

How does article 491 affect your case?

Procedural rules decide as much as substantive ones: deadlines, nullities, precautionary measures and the rights of the suspect. An early technical review of the case file can reveal procedural breaches the defense can use.