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Revision as of 04:08, 9 January 2017
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. | |
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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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- Oyez: Burns v. Reed, No. - 500 U.S. 478 (1991)
- Full text of Burns v. Reed at Justia[permanent dead link]