QUESTION
my mom was arrested on a lie and the case was thrown out do we have a case for malicious prosecution?
Asked on Mar 01st, 2018 on Civil Litigation - Florida
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My mom got into a land dispute with her cousin the cousin was on my mom's land but called the sherrifs office and claimed he had an easement. The sherrifs office issued a warrant for my mom's arrest . There was a felony charge and a third degree misdemeanor on the arrest warrant.My mom got a lawyer and he advised her to turn herself in so she spent a night in jail . When the state attorney found out that the cousin did not have an easement the charges were dropped.My mom spent over ten thousand dollars over lies and did a night in jail what can my mom do if anything?
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I can assure you that there is far far more to this than the facts presented. Your mom, not you, needs to hire a lawyer, likely at some expense to review the ACTUAL facts and go from there.
Answered on Mar 04th, 2018 at 8:05 AM
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