C.S. v. State

I respectfully disagree with the majority’s conclusion that Sergeant Gaines’ search of C.S. was constitutionally valid, and as a result I also conclude that there was insufficient evidence to support the trial court’s finding that C.S. is a delinquent, child. I agree with the majority that the evidence was sufficient to support the trial court’s revocation of C.S.’s probation, but I reach that conclusion by different reasoning.

The standard by which we analyze school searches is whether the search is reasonable under all the circumstances. New Jersey v. T.L.O., 469 U.S. 325, 341, 105 S.Ct.…