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STATE v. DETT

No. 25, September Term, 2005.

891 A.2d 1113 (2006)

391 Md. 81

STATE of Maryland, et al. v. Evelyn DETT.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

February 7, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn T. Marrow, Assistant Attorney General (J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General of Maryland, on brief), of Baltimore, for petitioners.

Randall J. Craig, Jr. (Craig & Henderson, L.L.C., on brief), of Baltimore, for respondent.

Argued before BELL, C.J., RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA, and GREENE, JJ.

WILNER, J.

The issue before us is whether, in an action under the Maryland Tort Claims Act (Md.Code, §§ 12-101 through 12-110 of the State Government Article), the State may be found liable for false imprisonment, negligence, or violation of the plaintiff's rights under Article 24 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights when (1) the plaintiff is arrested and brought to a State detention facility by a police officer in the mistaken belief that the plaintiff...

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