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Ye v. The Kroger Co.

Defendant had probable cause to prosecute plaintiff for shoplifting based on plaintiff's admission that he placed a box of condoms in his pocket and failed to pay for them before exiting defendant's store.

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Zhifei “Jeffrey” Ye sued The Kroger Company for malicious prosecution, false arrest and false imprisonment. After Kroger moved for summary judgment on all claims, Ye withdrew his false arrest claim. The trial court granted Kroger’s motion on the remaining claims. The court concluded that the existence of probable cause defeated the malicious prosecution claim and that the reasonableness of both the decision to detain and the manner and length of Ye’s detention precluded a claim for false imprisonment. Because we agree with the trial court’s assessment of the malicious prosecution claim and find that Ye has abandoned any challenge regarding his false imprisonment claim, we affirm.

On the evening of December 12, 1998, Ye went to the Kroger grocery store on College Station Road in Athens, Georgia, to shop for a few items. He first went to the condom display and selected a box of condoms. While carrying the box of condoms in his hand and partially concealing the box with his sleeve, he picked up other items, including tangerines and contact lens solution. Before he reached the checkout area, Ye put the box of condoms in his right front pants pocket. The box remained in his pocket while he paid for the other items and exited the store.

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