Can police strip search a motorist over an unpaid $6.50 traffic ticket? The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division said last week that such conduct is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel considered the case of Robert L. Evans, who was subjected to a search on January 4, 2012, after a Vineland police officer saw Evans pulling into, and then out of, a parking spot at the Days Inn.
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A copy of the decision is available in a 160k PDF file on their site.