Thompson v. Harris

ROBERTSON, Presiding Judge.

This is a malicious prosecution case. Donnie Sterling Harris was arrested on *1087November 16, 1988, for the theft of a 1963 Buick Riviera (Buick) owned by Lonnie Thompson. The formal charge against Harris at that time was theft of property in the first degree. The charge against Harris was eventually dropped.

The record reflects that the following series of events ultimately resulted in the arrest of Harris: On July 27, 1988, Thompson noticed that the Buick was missing. On the same day, Thompson called the police to report the theft of the Buick. Approximately two weeks…