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· 7/29/2009

Johnson v. Saville

Citations

  • 575 F.3d 656
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 16716
  • 2009 WL 2244184

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that under Swick v. Liautaud, the existence of probable cause is a “complete defense” to an Illinois malicious- prosecution claim
  • identifying the elements of a malicious prosecution claim under Illinois law
  • identifying the elements of a ma- licious prosecution claim under Illinois law
  • probable cause is a state of facts that would lead a person of ordinary care and prudence to believe or to entertain an honest and sound suspicion that the accused committed the offense charged and the credibility of a witness is a common factor

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Judges: Evans, Williams, Tinder

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