Legal Opinion
People v. Hall
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 25, 2008PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
In this case, we must consider whether it is constitutionally permissible for police to subject a person arrested for a drug sale to a visual body inspection followed by a body cavity search without first obtaining a warrant. We conclude that a visual body inspection may be conducted if the police have a factual basis supporting a reasonable suspicion that the arrestee has evidence concealed inside a body cavity and the search is conducted in a reasonable manner. If the visual inspection reveals the presence of a suspicious object, the police must obtain a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- United States v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Brigham City v. StuartSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
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- People v. MothersellNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
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