Legal Opinion
Miner v. Novotny
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided October 4, 1985No. 141, September Term, 1984PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Chief Judge.
We granted certiorari in this case to decide whether a law enforcement officer against whom a brutality complaint has been filed may maintain a defamation action against the complainant based upon the contents of the complaint.
I
On July 14, 1982, Joseph A. Novotny was arrested by John J. Miner, a deputy sheriff for Harford County, and charged with driving while intoxicated in violation of Maryland Code (1977, 1982 Cum.Supp.), § 21-902 of the Transportation Article. The arrest was apparently not a peaceful one. Although the record is not entirely clear, it appears that…
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