DeChene v. Smallwood

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• explaining that a plaintiff must show a lack of probable cause to prevail on a state false imprisonment claim
• holding arrest resulting from mistake of law should be judged by the same test as one stemming from mistake of fact; whether the arresting officer acted \in good faith and with probable cause\
• “[T]he conduct of [the plaintiff] which prompted his arrest occurred in [the officer’s] presence; therefore, the legality of the arrest will turn on whether [the officer] acted in good faith and with reasonable belief in the validity of the arrest.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).