Mrs. Susie Lite Morrison v. City of Baton Rouge

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1985-05-28

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PER CURIAM: This case presents the question whether a state prosecutor may be liable for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for maliciously presenting evidence to a grand jury in a manner calculated to clear a suspect of wrongdoing. We conclude that in such circumstances a prosecutor is absolutely i…

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