California Attorneys for Criminal Justice v. Butts, No. 97-56499 (9th Cir.) (195 F.3d 1039) (November 8, 1999) (Judge Jr. William C. Canby)
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published in Punch and Jurists
December 27, 1999
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Immunity - Absolute and Qualified.
In this case the Court held that police officers who intentionally violate a suspect's rights under Miranda v. Arizona in order to obtain statements for impeachment purposes are not immune from a civil rights suit under 42 USC § 1983.
Here, two of the plaintiffs in this case are California ...
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