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S.D.N.Y.: Summarizes the law of video surveillance of a locker room

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Video surveillance in a police locker room to look for vandalism was not clearly established to be a constitutional violation, particularly here where the video camera did not work. State action was also not clear. [Case is interesting because it summarizes the caselaw of locker room video surveillance.] Devittorio v. Hall, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99830 (S.D. N.Y. November 7, 2008).* Evidence supported the district court's conclusion that defendant's consent during his traffic stop was consensual. United States v. Gurrola, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 24768 (5th Cir. December 5, 2008)* (unpublished). Defendant consented to a search of his car which produced nothing. He first consented then revoked consent to search his person, and the officer believed he was secreting drugs under an Ace bandage wrapped around his midsection...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on December 13, 2008 (boomark / email).