Supreme Court of New Jersey· 2/25/1975
Cashen v. Spann
Citations
- 334 A.2d 8
- 66 N.J. 541
- 1975 N.J. LEXIS 233
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing the government's privilege to protect confidential informants
- recognizing the government's privilege to protect confidential informants
- “Accordingly, we held that a county could not be held liable for the actions of the county prosecutor and his detectives when their tortious conduct arose out of the investigation of criminal activity.”
- “Thus it is clear that New Jersey case law to date has not equated prosecutorial immunity with its judicial counterpart and reflects the philosophy that there are indeed circumstances in which a prosecutor will incur civil liability for his official conduct.”
- prosecutor’s conduct not absolutely privileged
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