Lacking v. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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• finding that the prior proceedings did not terminate in favor of plaintiff when he pleaded guilty to a lesser offense
• “[I]n this Circuit, a plaintiff cannot establish any such claim [of false arrest] if he pleads guilty to a lesser offense pursuant to a plea agreement.”
• “[I]n this Circuit, a plaintiff cannot establish any such claim [of false arrest] if he pleads guilty to a lesser offense pursuant to a plea agreement.”
• “An officer who arrests with probable cause cannot be liable for false arrest, and, by pleading guilty to the stipulated but lesser offense, [the plaintiff] conceded that [the defendant officer] had probable cause for all charges covered by the plea agreement.”

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