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Detention of a minor based on a report from a friend she was suicidal was reasonable – Court

Posted on January 29, 2015 by pogowasright.org

John Wesley Hall points us to an appellate decision in the Seventh Circuit:

This minor’s § 1983 suit alleges a Fourth Amendment violation when she was taken to a hospital and subjected to a mental health examination based a report from a school friend that she had attempted to kill herself. The police officer who went to the home where she was staying and detained her until a county sheriff’s deputy arrived did not violate her constitutional rights because information that the minor was suicidal supported his decision to maintain custody for a short time.

Read more on FourthAmendment.com

Category: CourtU.S.Youth & Schools

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