Smith v. Barber.U.S. District Court JUVENILES Smith v. Barber, 316 F.Supp.2d 992 (D.Kan. 2004). Five high school students who were arrested for plotting an armed attack on a school sued city and county officials under [section] 1983, alleging violations of the Fourth Amendment relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc searches and their arrest, malicious prosecution An action for damages brought by one against whom a civil suit or criminal proceeding has been unsuccessfully commenced without Probable Cause and for a purpose other than that of bringing the alleged offender to justice. , and violations of the Eighth Amendment. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The court held conditions of pretrial pre·tri·al n. A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts. adj. 1. Of or relating to a pretrial. 2. detention in a county jail did not violate the Eighth Amendment where state law required the juveniles to be held separate from adults, the students were only held from 11 to 21 days, and they were allowed outside. The court found that the requirement that they clean their own cells did not implicate im·pli·cate tr.v. im·pli·cat·ed, im·pli·cat·ing, im·pli·cates 1. To involve or connect intimately or incriminatingly: evidence that implicates others in the plot. 2. the Eighth Amendment. The court also held that a detention hearing broke the chain of causation required to support a claim for malicious prosecution. (Labette County Jail, Kansas) |
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