Fourth Circuit· 8/9/1991

Torchinsky v. Siwinski

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942 F.2d 257
1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 18130

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explaining that decisions of a state criminal judge and federal district court judge both finding probable cause are relevant to qualified immunity
warning that impulsive or reckless reliance on a witness in applying for a warrant may not be protected by qualified immunity
stating that a police officer need not “exhaust every potentially exculpatory lead or resolve every doubt about a suspect’s guilt before probable cause is established”
noting that magistrate approval provides additional support for finding an officer’s actions objectively reasonable
reasoning that “[i]t is surely reasonable for a police officer to base 19 It is unsettled whether “a plaintiff bringing a Fourth Amendment claim under § 1983 for malicious prosecution must establish malice (or some other mens rea
finding reasonable reliance on a victim’s identification despite the victim offering varying statements about the source of his injuries

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