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· 3/20/1951

Zenik v. O'BRIEN

Citations

  • 137 Conn. 592
  • 79 A.2d 769
  • 1951 Conn. LEXIS 156

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  • noting that if there is evidence to support a lack of probable cause, the court need not consider the issue of malice since it may be inferred
  • recognizing the principle which affords immunity to an individual who gives information which he reasonably believes to be true to a law enforcement officer and upon which the officer, in the exercise of an uncontrolled discretion, initiates criminal proceedings.

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Judges: Brown, Jennings, Baldwin, Inglis, O'Sullivan

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