Robert E. Morrison v. Officer Maxie Jones

How courts have described this case

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• “After his trial ended with a hung jury, the prosecution dismissed the charges against him;” treated as a favorable disposition despite lack of “not guilty” verdict
• favorable termination of criminal prosecution followed by § 1983 claim for malicious prosecution
• “Since federal law does not define the elements of the [§ 1983 malicious prosecution] claim, we adopt the common law rule that favorable termination of the proceedings is essential. Consequently, the claim does not accrue until the proceedings are terminated.”
• arrest and prosecution for felony

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).