Criminal
Jul. 10, 2013
Attacks escalate on prosecutorial immunity
Attacks on prosecutorial immunity have become a feeding frenzy on the Internet. By Joseph Sorrentino
On June 23, reporting on prosecutorial misconduct, "60 Minutes" questioned why prosecutors are protected by law from civil actions. In 1975, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the common law rule that prosecutors have absolute immunity from civil lawsuits. Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409 (1975). But attacks on prosecutorial immunity have become a feeding frenzy on the Internet.
There is plenty of evidence that this ab...
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