George v. City of Wichita.

• Position: Cases of strip searches - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

STRIP SEARCH

George v. City of Wichita, 348 F.Supp.2d 1232 (D.Kan. 2004). An arrestee brought a [section] 1983 action against a city and a city detective alleging violations of his constitutional rights. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The court held that the strip search to which the arrestee was subjected after being arrested for a violent felony and booked into jail, did not violate his Fourth Amendment or due process rights. There was no evidence that the arrestee was subjected to anything beyond a visual examination or that he was intrusively...