Mark Rogers, Eric Pelcher and Mark Emigh v. City of Amsterdam, Thomas McQuade and Todd Stark, Mary Ann Smith

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• observing that “under New York law, a dismissal pursuant to New York Criminal Procedure Law § 30.30— New York’s speedy trial statute—constitutes a favorable termination”
• applying Smith-Hunter and holding that a speedy trial dismissal is a favorable termination under New York law
• applying Smith-Hunter and holding that- a speedy trial dismissal is a favorable termination under New York law
• defendant police officer was entitled to qualified immunity from malicious prosecution charge where reasonable officers could disagree as to whether probable cause to arrest plaintiffs existed and “nothing occurred between the arrest and the prosecution to alter this”

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