Legal Opinion
Connor v. Powell
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 31, 2000PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
GARIBALDI, J.
This appeal concerns the trial court’s involuntary dismissal of plaintiff, Sondra Connor’s, claims against four City of Newark police officers for false arrest, false accusation, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution under 42 U.S.C.A § 1983 (“Section 1983”). The central issue on appeal is whether there was probable cause, or alternatively, whether it was objectively reasonable for the police officers to believe that probable cause existed to arrest plaintiff and to issue a complaint-warrant charging her with aggravated assault and…
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- Wildoner v. Borough of RamseySupreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
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