Elements of Cause of Action: False Imprisonment requires the following elements: (a) the detention or restraint of one against their will, and (b) the detention or restraint is unlawful.
Statute: The state criminal code contains the offense of unlawful imprisonment which states: “A person commits unlawful imprisonment by knowingly restraining another person.”
Facts: Refer to the false imprisonment hypothetical.

Question
Identify the issue(s) involving both the civil cause of action and the criminal statute raised by the false imprisonment hypothetical.