Opinion ID: 2055513
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Heading: Immunity of defendant county based on conduct of assistant county attorney.

Text: We hold trial court was right in ruling the assistant county attorney issue was controlled by Burr v. City of Cedar Rapids, 286 N.W.2d 393. Under the recore here, as there, the assistant county attorney did no more than sign a statement that was part and parcel of the trial information. See Iowa R.Crim.P., Appendix of Forms, Form 8. It was one of his official duties, see Gartin v. Jefferson County, 281 N.W.2d 25, 29-30 (Iowa App.1979), and the immunity applies. See Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. at 422-31, 96 S.Ct. at 991-95, 47 L.Ed.2d at 139-44; Blanton v. Barrick, 258 N.W.2d 306, 311 (Iowa 1977); Restatement (Second) of Torts § 656 (1977). It follows that it extends to Black Hawk County. Burr, 286 N.W.2d at 396.