· 12/15/1989
Good v. Dauphin County Social Services For Children And Youth
Citations
- 891 F.2d 1087
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 18883
How courts have described this case
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- discussing “exigent circumstances” principles applied to officer’s- al leged strip search of child while seeking evidence of abuse
- applying ordinary probable-cause standard to inspection of child's nude body by caseworker and police officer
- discussing \exigent circumstances\ principles applied to officer's alleged strip search of child while seeking evidence of abuse
- denying defendants’ claim of qualified immunity because a reasonable person should have known that warrant-less search was unconstitutional given that allegations of neglect would not cause a reasonable person to believe the child was in imminent danger of serious bodily injury
- denying defendants’ claim of qualified immunity because a reasonable person should have known that warrantless search was unconstitutional given that allegations of neglect would not cause a reasonable person to believe the child was in imminent danger of serious bodily injury
- under “very limited exception” to warrant rule, intrusion must be reasonably necessary to alleviate the threat of immediate harm
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