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E.D.Cal.: Strip searches of SVPs after trip out of continement was reasonable

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Strip searches of sexually violent predators in confinement are reasonable when they come back from outside the institution. Kitchens v. Mims, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28279 (E.D. Cal. March 23, 2010). Everything defendant says in his 2255 petition about the search of his property, even if true, does not support an ineffective assistance claim. United States v. Zamora-Solorzano, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28406 (D. Kan. March 24, 2010).* The time for completion of the stop was not extended by the officer past the time to get a response from dispatch, so it was not unreasonable. United States v. Chaloux, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28023 (D. Neb. March 5, 2010).* Defendant’s giving a false name to the officer justified arrest and a search incident...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on March 27, 2010 (boomark / email).