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Liability for Filming Search Affirmed
Loaded on March 15, 1995
published in Prison Legal News
March, 1995, page 3
In the November, 1994, issue of PLN we reported Ayeni v. Mottola, 848 F Supp 362 (ED NY 1994) which denied qualified immunity to Secret Service (SS) agents who allowed a CBS television crew to film the search of a familys home. The Ayeni family was suspected of being involved …
Filed under:
Police Misconduct,
Searches,
Arrestee Searches,
Qualified Immunity.
Location:
New York.
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