U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jul. 7, 2016
9th Circuit rules prosecutor not immune for false declaration
A Los Angeles County deputy district attorney is not entitled to absolute immunity for misrepresenting a brain-surgery bound witness as a murder victim in order to obtain medical records that were then used against the witness, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A Los Angeles County deputy district attorney is not entitled to absolute immunity for misrepresenting a brain-surgery bound witness as a murder victim in order to obtain medical records that were then used against the witness, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Michele A. Hanisee, president of the Association of Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney...
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