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A false arrest requires the help of a lawyer. The Law Office of Michael H. Joseph, PLLC, can help you prove that you have been maliciously prosecuted and resolve the case. Book a free case review with a false arrest lawyer today.
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We have one of the leading cases on malicious prosecution.
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We literally established some of the most favorable law for plaintiffs
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in malicious prosecution.
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You're entitled to compensation if you're falsely arrested.
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If you're arrested without probable cause to believe you committed a crime.
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Malicious prosecution is one step further.
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If it goes beyond an arrest and you're actually prosecuted for a crime
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or you sit in jail waiting for your day in court,
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you're entitled to significant compensation for being prosecuted falsely.
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To be able to show that you've
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been maliciously prosecuted, we need to be able to show
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that the prosecution was initiated without probable cause
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to believe it could succeed,
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and that the case was resolved in your favor.
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In a false arrest case, you need a lawyer who is experienced
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and knows the nuances in this particular area of law.
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The defendants in these kind of cases claim the benefit of what's called
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qualified immunity, which means they are not liable for good-faith mistakes.
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Our attorneys know how to
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take aggressive depositions, get the truth out of these law officers,
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and show inconsistencies to show they were lying, that they made things up,
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that they didn't document things, that they left out key pieces of evidence
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that shows you weren't guilty of a crime
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where there was no reasonable cause
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or probable cause to believe you committed a crime.
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Our firm has extensive experience
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in handling false arrest and malicious prosecution cases.
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We literally set the standard in one of the key cases we handled
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before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals,
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which affirmed a multi-million dollar judgment against the Bronx detectives
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who charged someone for murder.
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We've handled cases on behalf of exonerese
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who have spent years in jail for crimes they didn't commit.
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And this is a very nuanced area of law.
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The attorneys who represent municipalities,
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use their story to say there was probable cause,
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and you need an attorney who has experience in poking holes
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at their statements and showing the evidence that they hid from the DA
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or the things they didn't tell the DA.
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You need attorneys who know how the police work and can uncover
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the little pieces of truth that they try to hide.