Quecedo v. DeVries

As a result of an incident which occurred on July 4, 1970, the appellant, Carlos Quecedo, brought suit against the appellee, John F. DeVries, Jr., a Montgomery County policeman, on four counts, charging (1) assault and battery, (2) false imprisonment, (3) malicious prosecution for assault and battery, and (4) malicious prosecution for disorderly conduct. The case came on initially for trial on December 4, 1972. At the conclusion of the plaintiffs case, a directed verdict was granted in favor of the defendant-appellee as to the fourth count, alleging malicious prosecution on the charge of…