The plaintiff, who was wrongfully convicted of murder and later acquitted, brought an action against police officers and the Attorney General for malicious prosecution and negligence.
The plaintiff moved to amend his statement of claim to add allegations of negligence against Crown attorneys for failing to disclose evidence.
The court dismissed the motion with respect to the negligence claims, holding that Crown attorneys are immune from civil suits based in negligence, and that the only tenable cause of action against them is for malicious prosecution.
