Criminal
Aug. 14, 2001
Pointing Fingers
Prosecutors now can be sued civilly. It widely was believed that criminal defendants couldn't turn around and sue prosecutors who hauled them into court. That never was true, and with the 9th Circuit's recent opinion in Milstein v. Cooley , 2001 WL 817640 (9th Cir. July 20, 2001), it now clearly is open season on prosecutors in what used to be a prosecutor's paradise.
By Stephen Yagman
Prosecutors now can be sued civilly. It widely was believed that criminal defendants couldn't turn around and sue prosecutors who hauled them into court. That never was true, and with the 9th Circuit's recent opinion in Milstein v. Cooley, 2001 WL 817640 (9th Cir. July 20, 2001), it now clearly is open season on prosecutors in what used to be a prosecutor's paradise. It now is very c...
Prosecutors now can be sued civilly. It widely was believed that criminal defendants couldn't turn around and sue prosecutors who hauled them into court. That never was true, and with the 9th Circuit's recent opinion in Milstein v. Cooley, 2001 WL 817640 (9th Cir. July 20, 2001), it now clearly is open season on prosecutors in what used to be a prosecutor's paradise. It now is very c...
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