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THE MANNER IN WHICH A PRISON BODY CAVITY SEARCH WAS CONDUCTED DEEMED UNREASONABLE AND A VIOLATION OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT, COCAINE SEIZED FROM DEFENDANT’S BUTTOCKS-AREA SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUPPRESSED (THIRD DEPT).

The Third Department, over a concurrence and a two-justice dissent, reversing County Court, determined that prison personnel violated defendant’s Fourth Amendment rights in the manner a body cavity search was conducted. A packet of cocaine was removed from defendant’s buttocks-area during a strip search. Apparently the package could be seen but did not fall out on its own:

Here, there was probable cause, but no showing or claim of an emergency … . Considering that defendant was lying face down, naked and handcuffed, it is evident that the officers could keep him under full surveillance without any concern that the wrapped drugs would be absorbed into his body while efforts were made to procure a warrant … . Nor was any attempt made to seek the assistance of medical personnel to secure the contraband in a safe, hygienic manner… . Also, the record is unclear as to whether [the officer] was wearing gloves. Under the second Bell factor [Bell v Wolfish, 441 US 520], the manner in which this search was conducted was not reasonable. Given the above, we conclude that the search was conducted in violation of the Fourth Amendment and that the recovered drugs should have been suppressed. People v Holton, 2018 NY Slip Op 02836, Third Deptp 4-26-18

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