Is there immunity for prosecutors who falsify evidence?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Lanuza v. Love, 899 F.3d 1019 (9th Cir. 2018):
prosecutorial immunity to prosecutors who falsify evidence because the collection of evidence is an "investigative function[ ] normally performed by a detective or police officer." Buckley v. Fitzsimmons , 509 U.S. 259, 273, 113 S.Ct. 2606, 125 L.Ed.2d 209 (1993).
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