Levy v. State
Arthur J. Levy v. State of New York
Opinion of the Court
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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.
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