On this day in 1970, Sam Sheppard, a doctor convicted of murdering his pregnant wife in a trial that caused a media frenzy in the 1950s, dies of liver failure. After a decade in prison, Sheppard was released following a re-trial.
Official Immunity Law and Legal Definition. Official immunity is a discretionary immunity from personal liability that is granted to public officers for tortious acts and omissions. It is a personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exerting official authority.
Immunity and Impunity: De Facto or Legal? The juridical, political and ethical implications of the immunity that protects public functionaries has in recent months been at the center of public opinion and debate in Nicaragua. The jurist Ernesto Castillo shared with envÃ­o his views on some of the legal and historical aspects of the topic.