U.S. appeals court searches separation.

• Position: Pretrial Detention - Brief Article

Wilson v. Jones, 251 F.3d 1340 (11th Cir. 2001). A female arrestee brought a civil rights action against a county sheriff challenging her strip search following her arrest for driving under the influence. The district court denied the sheriff's motion to dismiss. The appeals court reversed. The appeals court held that the strip search violated the arrestee's Fourth Amendment privacy rights, but that the sheriff was entitled to qualified immunity because the unconstitutionality of the...