Martin v. O'Daniel

OPINION OF THE COURT BY JUSTICE VENTERS

Appellants, Kentucky State Police officers Gary Martin, Mike Sapp, and Bobby Motley (collectively, the Officers) appeal from the Court of Appeals’ opinion revers.-ing the Franklin Circuit Court’s summary judgment. Appellants assert the Court of Appeals erred by 1) interjecting federal 42 U.S.C. § 1983 malicious prosecution law into the analysis of a state malicious prosecution claim, and 2) concluding that Appellants are not entitled to immunity from civil liability in a malicious prosecution action. For reasons stated below, we affirm the Court of…