An example of the __________ situation was dealt with in Jackson v. Town of Sanford (1994), a case in which the police had arrested a man for drunk driving when in fact he had been sober, his unsteadiness and slurred speech having resulted from a past

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: wrongful-arrest

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