Burns v. Reed, No. 89-1715 (U.S. Supreme Court) (500 U.S. 478; 111 S.Ct. 1934) (May 30, 1991) (Justice White)
In this case, the Court held that a state prosecuting attorney is absolutely immune from liability for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for participating in a probable-cause hearing, but not for giving legal advice to the police.
The facts that led to this suit were as follows. Speculating that ...
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