Andrew Hull v. Town of Newtown — Eveleigh, J., Dissenting

Summary

The dissent would interpret the Newtown Police Department policy to require a search whenever an officer takes a person into custody, including custody for involuntary psychiatric examination. It reasoned that the policy defines arrest as taking a person into custody and uses mandatory language requiring a thorough search, without limiting the definition to criminal arrests. The dissent would reverse the trial court's summary judgment and remand for denial of the motion. No separate opinions were provided.