Powell v. LeForce

WATT, Justice:

SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On November 20, 1988, Benjamin H. Le-Force, appellee, swore a criminal complaint against Randy Scott Powell and Ronald Moore, appellants, alleging that the two were hunting on appellee’s property without permission. Appellants were charged with the misdemeanor offense of Hunting Without Permission, but were subsequently acquitted. Thereafter, appellants sued appellee for malicious prosecution. They alleged that appellee “falsely, maliciously, and without probable cause swore a criminal complaint” against them which resulted in the filing of…