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*[http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_1715= Oyez: ''Burns v. Reed'', No. - 500 U.S. 478 (1991)] |
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*[http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/500/478/case.html= Full text of ''Burns v. Reed'' at Justia] |
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Revision as of 02:38, 11 November 2016
| Burns v. Reed | |
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| Argued November 28, 1990 Decided May 30, 1991 | |
| Full case name | Cathy Burns, Petitioner v. Rick Reed |
| Citations | 500 U.S. 478 (more) 111 S. Ct. 1934; 114 L. Ed. 2d 547; 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3018; 59 U.S.L.W. 4536; 91 Cal. Daily Op. Service 3961; 91 Daily Journal DAR 6290 |
| Holding | |
| A state prosecuting attorney is absolutely immune from liability for damages under § 1983 for participating in a probable cause hearing, but not for giving legal advice to the police. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | White, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter |
| Concur/dissent | Scalia, joined by Blackmun; Marshall (part III) |
| Laws applied | |
| 42 U.S.C. § 1983 | |
Burns v. Reed, 500 U.S. 478 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case. A prosecutor was absolutely immune from damages based upon positions taken in a probable cause hearing for a search warrant. The same prosecutor was not held entitled to immunity for giving legal advice to the police about the legality of an investigative practice.[1]
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References
- ^ Burns v. Reed, ["Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) 478 F.2d] (1991).
External links
- Oyez: Burns v. Reed, No. - 500 U.S. 478 (1991)
- Full text of Burns v. Reed at Justia[permanent dead link]
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