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Second Circuit Holds Staged Perp Walks Unconstitutional, Grants Qualified Immunity
Loaded on June 15, 2001
published in Prison Legal News
June, 2001, page 20
The court of appeals for the Second Circuit has held that staged "perp walks" are unconstitional violations of an arrestee's Fourth Amendment's rights. However, the Second Circuit also held that the law was not sufficiently established in September 1995 for a police officer to know such actions were unconstitutional. Therefore, …
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Police Misconduct,
Searches,
Photographing,
Qualified Immunity,
Access to Media.
Location:
New York.
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