Slade v. City of Phoenix

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• noting the essential elements of malicious prosecution include a criminal prosecution that terminates in favor of plaintiff
• finding probable cause to arrest; “[p]olice depend upon the information furnished by citizens, and, unless the contrary appears, they should be able to depend upon the presumption that men speak the truth”
• “The essential element necessary to constitute either false arrest or false imprisonment is unlawful de- tention.”
• probable cause “constitutes a complete and absolute 16 defense to an action for malicious prosecution”
• unlawful detention essential element of false arrest and false imprisonment
• “The essential elements of malicious 11 prosecution are (1) a criminal prosecution, (2) that terminates in favor of plaintiff, (3) with 12 defendants as prosecutors, (4) actuated by malice, (5) without probable cause, and (6) 13 causing damages.”

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