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Compliance with a lawful police request to hand over the applicant did not constitute false imprisonment or defamation.
False imprisonment – private person assisting police – s41(a) Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code – lawful delivery to police; Defamation – conduct as publication – mere arrest/handcuffing not necessarily defamatory; Compliance with lawful police request as defence to civil liability; Failure to prosecute does not of itself establish false imprisonment.
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