Cerna v. Rhodes

Apr 1, 1977
59471
Reporters:
Before:
Tate

Writ denied. The result is correct.

TATE, J., is of the ‍​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍opinion the result is correct as to the prosecutor because of his prosecutorial immunity. See Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. 409, ‍​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍96 S.Ct. 984, 990-92, 47 L.Ed.2d 128 (1976).

DIXON, J., dissents, believing the result in the court below is in ‍​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍error and the writ should be granted.

CALOGERO, J., is of the opinion the writ should be granted.

DENNIS, J., ‍​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍is of the opinion that the writ should be granted.