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- Title: Mendoza v. Reno County
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 08, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 54 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This is a damage action for false arrest brought by Esteban Mendoza against Reno County and the arresting officers, individually. The trial court granted summary judgment to the defendants, from which this appeal was taken. At approximately 5:00 a.m. on May 13, 1982, John Hendrix, the Hutchinson Fire Marshal, was called to the scene of a house fire at 407 W. 1st Street, Hutchinson. Mr. Hendrix inspected the premises and determined the fire was arson caused by a flammable liquid. Mr. Hendrix then contacted Detective Loren Beshore of the Reno County Sheriffs Office. Detective Beshore commenced an investigation and obtained a statement from an alleged eyewitness. At 10:23 a.m., the eyewitness was shown five mug shots. The witness immediately identified Esteban Mendoza, the appellant, as the arsonist.