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· 7/27/1983

Lynch v. JOHNSTON

Citations

  • 76 Pa. Commw. 8
  • 463 A.2d 87
  • 1983 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 1805

How courts have described this case

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

  • “[I]t goes without saying that state police are authorized to make arrests.”
  • “For an action of false arrest to succeed, it must appear that the process used for the arrest was void on its face or that the issuing tribunal was without jurisdiction; it is not enough that the charges were unjustified.”

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Judges: Craig, MacPhail, Rogers

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