NY District Attorney Tries to Shed Malicious Prosecution Claims

Second Circuit judges on Wednesday hinted that they lack authority to weigh in on a case in which former Tioga County, NY District Attorney Gerald Keene is seeking immunity from a malicious prosecution claim.

New York State—on behalf of two police investigators—and Keene are appealing a federal district court ruling that Keene isn’t immune from claims that he inappropriately sought to prosecute Calvin Harris, the husband of a woman who went missing in 2001 and who was tried four times for her murder.

During oral arguments Wednesday, attorneys for Keene and the state urged a panel of judges for ...