Levy v. State
New York Court of Appeals
Levy v. State, 58 N.Y.2d 733 (N.Y. 1982)
Levy v. State
Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Order affirmed, with costs. The Special Prosecutor, and thus the State, was entitled to absolute immunity from a libel action based on an affirmation submitted in the course of a judicial proceeding (Imbler v Pachtman, 424 US 409, 421-423; see Toker v Pollak, 44 NY2d 211, 220).
Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Arthur J. Levy v. State of New York
- Status
- Published