Quote Quoting blueeagle
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Let me try to think of an example...

Ok, let say a innocent man is arrested for robbery. The man insist he's innocent, but the police refuse to listen. When he goes to trial the jury learns he had a alibi for that night, which results in the jury voting to acquit. Does he have the right to file kidnapping charges on the arresting officer?

If he don't, why not? If he was innocent he should have the right to file charges for being locked against his will, right?

There was NO false arrest here. I do know in the US 6th circuit court of appeals jurisdiction, unless the law has changed (and if I remember correctly), IF an officer about to effect an arrest knows in all probability the actor has a valid "affirmitive defense" to the charge and still arrests them, it may constitute false arrest. The AD need not be plead in court first.

In such a case, it is defacto kidnapping, IMO, but Prosecutorial discretion comes into play here also.