Court of Appeals of New York

A cause of action for malicious prosecution will fail when a criminal defendant has not obtained a favorable termination of a criminal proceeding where the outcome is inconsistent with the innocence of the accused, since the absence of a conviction is not itself a favorable termination.

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• Decided 11/19/2001
• Published 11/19/2001

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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