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State v. Jenkins

Citations

  • 82 Conn. App. 111
  • 842 A.2d 1148
  • 2004 Conn. App. LEXIS 120

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that statutory provisions similar to section 901.211 \do not address those strip searches that are conducted incident to a lawful arrest on a felony charge\
  • holding that reach-in search was reasonable where police searched suspect on side of a restaurant, out of public view, by pulling pants and underwear away from suspect’s body to retrieve drugs
  • holding that reach-in search was reasonable where police searched suspect on side of a restaurant, out of public view, by pulling pants and underwear away from suspect's body to retrieve drugs
  • holding that reach-in -5- search was reasonable where police searched suspect on side of a restaurant, out of public view, by pulling pants and underwear away from suspect’s body to retrieve drugs
  • adopting the requirement that an officer have reasonable suspicion “that the individual is carrying a weapon or contraband” prior to conducting a strip search
  • stating that a “reach-in” search is a type of “strip search”

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Judges: Mihalakos

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