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The Failed Legacy of Absolute Immunity Under Imbler: Providing a Compromise Approach to Claims of Prosecutorial Misconduct.

Authors :
Henning, Karen McDonald
Source :
Gonzaga Law Review; 2012/2013, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p219-278, 60p
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

The article offers information on the development of prosecutorial doctrine of absolute immunity under the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court case Imbler v. Pachtman. It informs of the victims of prosecutorial misconduct for wrongful convictions and discusses the grant of absolute immunity to prosecutors under the judgment of three cases Van de Kamp v. Goldstein, Ashcroft v. Iqbal, and Connick v. Thompson.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00466115
Volume :
48
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Gonzaga Law Review
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
89147578