Legal Opinion
Franklin v. Consolidated Government of Columbus
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 15, 1999No. A98A2371PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andrews, Judge.
Donald Franklin sued the Consolidated Government of Columbus and Andrew Tyner, a Columbus police officer, for false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, deprivation of his state constitutional rights and violations of 42 USC § 1983. These claims arise out of Franklin’s assertion that he was wrongfully arrested for armed robbery and aggravated assault. The trial court granted summary judgment to defendants and Franklin appeals. Because we conclude there was probable cause for the arrest, we affirm.
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