Melvin Alan Wood v. Michael Kesler, individually and in his capacity as an Alabama State Trooper, Brian Jones

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• concluding that a state trooper was clearly acting within the scope of his discretionary authority when he charged and arrested the plaintiff
• concluding that a state trooper was clearly acting within the scope of his discretionary authority when he charged and arrested the plaintiff
• concluding that a state trooper was clearly acting within the scope of his discretionary authority when he charged and arrested the plaintiff
• holding that “a crim- inal prosecution . . . continued . . . without probable cause” can violate the Fourth Amendment
• concluding that a state trooper was clearly acting within the scope of his discretionary authority when he charged and arrested the plaintiff
• holding that an officer could not be liable for malicious prosecution where he had probable cause to arrest the plaintiff for reckless driving

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