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CAPE Law Unit 2 · 2006 · Paper 2 · Question 4(a)

Police officers Bo and Deryck arrest Roger for suspected illegal gambling at a party. Host Sandra attempts to stop Deryck from seizing money from the game board, leading to her arrest for obstruction. Sandra resists violently. Both Roger and Sandra are later acquitted. Under local ordinance, police require a warrant to enter a house to arrest for illegal gambling.

State what Sandra and Roger must prove to succeed in a false imprisonment claim against the officers.

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  1. 4(b)State to what extent the police officers may defend themselves against the false imprisonment claim.[5 marks]
  2. 4(c)Apply the relevant legal principles to discuss the likely outcome of the false imprisonment action against the police officers.[15 marks]

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