Smith v. Donelly
Citations
- 66 Ill. 464
Syllabus
<p>1. Cbimlkal law—unlawful talking of another's horse, eto. Where the owner of a horse and carriage left the horse tied to a post, and the same is taken away without lawful authority, by boys, though without intent to steal, they will be guilty of a high misdemeanor under the criminal code.</p> <p>2. Abbest—hy a private person, without warrant. A private person may arrest one who has committed a misdemeanor, without suing out a warrant or calling an officer.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- finding that a prosecutor without probable cause who added a name to a grand jury true bill after the grand jurors refused to indict him was entitled to absolute immunity from a charge of malicious prosecution
- providing that absolute judicial immunity is “grounded on principles of public policy”
- affirmed in 275 U. S. 503 [48 Sup. Ct. 155, 72 L. Ed. 395]
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Judges: Lawrence
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