· 10/7/2016
Maria Mendoza v. State
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- holding that § 1983 claims based on detention without probable cause accrue when the detention ends
- holding that the favorable-termination requirement does not apply to a claim for unconstitutional pretrial detention
- concluding that claim of detention without probable cause is not analogous to tort of malicious prosecution and thus accrued when plaintiff was released from custody
- holding that there is no constitutional right not to be prosecuted without probable cause, but \there is a constitutional right not to be held in custody without probable cause\
- recognizing a longstanding constitutional right, under the Fourth Amendment, “not to be held in custody without probable cause”
- determining that the claim accrues when the “would-be plaintiff” is released from detention and “is entitled to sue”
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