Legal Opinion
Spencer v. Roche
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 8, 2010No. Civil Action 08-40100-FDSPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SAYLOR, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action arising out of a body cavity search. In 2005, Shane Spencer was arrested by the Worcester Police for driving on a suspended license. Shortly thereafter, a confidential informant notified officer Gary Morris that he believed Spencer had placed crack cocaine in his rectum just before he was arrested. Officer Morris and Sergeant Stephen Roche asked for Spencer’s permission to conduct a search, but he refused. The officers then attempted a visual search, which was…
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