What is the test for a plaintiff to sue for false arrest on the grounds that the officer had no reasonable cause to believe he was a convicted felon?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, 290 P.2d 528, 45 Cal.2d 640 (Cal. 1955):
1 This question would be presented directly if a guilty felon sued an officer for false arrest on the ground that the officer had no reasonable cause to believe him guilty (see, Restatement, Torts, 119, comment g), or sought to justify resisting arrest on the same ground. See, State v. Nolan, 354 Mo. 980, 192 S.W.2d 1016, 1019-1022.
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